P&H: grants bail to NDPS accused citing prolonged custody and slow trial
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to Ankur, who is facing charges under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in a case involving the alleged recovery of 549 grams of Tramadol. Justice Sumeet Goel allowed Ankur’s third bail petition, noting that he had been in custody for more than 18 months.
Ankur was arrested in April 2025 in connection with an FIR registered at Sadar Fatehabad police station. His counsel argued that he had been falsely implicated, that mandatory requirements under the NDPS Act had not been followed, and that the trial’s delay was not...
