P&H: Grants Bail in NDPS Case, as accused neither found present in vehicle nor apprehended at spot and had already undergone custody for 8 months and 3 days
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Harpreet Singh alias Heepa, who was booked in a narcotics case under the NDPS Act and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The Court noted that the petitioner was named in secret information, but he was not found in the vehicle at the time of the raid and no contraband was recovered from his possession.
According to the prosecution, police had received a tip-off that three men were involved in heroin trafficking and were travelling together in a white XUV. However, when the vehicle was intercepted, only two accused were found...