P&H: Recovery of about 4 Kg of Heroine, Grants Bail to Five Men implicated in FIR solely on disclosure statements, Custody of 1 Year and 3 Months, Cites Long Custody and Slow Trial
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to five accused in a heroin trafficking case, observing that they had been in custody for around one year and three months and that the trial was moving slowly.
Justice Sanjay Vashisth passed the common order in five connected petitions filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, which corresponds to the earlier bail provision under Section 439 of the CrPC.
The case arose from FIR No. 109 dated 18 March 2025 registered at City Tohana, Fatehabad, after police said they recovered 4.005 kilograms of heroin from...
