P&H: Grants Bail In NDPS Case as petitioner was arrested on discolure statement of co-accused
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted regular bail to petitioner in an NDPS case, noting that he was implicated only on the basis of a co-accused’s disclosure statement and there was no other material linking him to the contraband.
The FIR was registered for offences under Sections 21, 27-A, 29, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Jandiala, Amritsar Rural. The police had recovered 9.50 grams of heroin and Rs. 1,000 from co-accused. The petitioner was not present at the spot and was later named on the co-accused’s statement. He has been in custody since...
