P&H: Refuses interim release of Rs 5.18 lakh seized cash in NDPS case
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a revision petition seeking the release of Rs 5,18,400 seized from a man accused in a narcotics case. Justice Manisha Batra held that the question of whether the cash was legitimate business income or proceeds of drug trafficking could not be decided before the evidence was assessed at trial.
The petitioner, Rajesh Kumar, was arrested after a co-accused allegedly implicated him in a heroin-smuggling operation. Cash, a laptop and three mobile phones were seized from his vehicle. The cash was treated by the prosecution as suspected drug money. The trial is underway,...
