P&H: Grants Bail in NDPS Case, Says Mere Presence With Co-Accused Not Enough Without Recovery From Petitioner
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Anil Kumar in an NDPS case involving alleged recovery of 2.702 kg opium, observing that no contraband was recovered from his conscious possession and that the recovery was made from the bag carried by the co-accused.
Justice Virinder Aggarwal was hearing a petition under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, corresponding to Section 439 CrPC, seeking regular bail in an FIR registered under Section 18-C of the NDPS Act at Karnal.
According to the prosecution, police acting on secret information intercepted the petitioner and co-accused Roshan...
