SANDEEP MEHTA
Narcotics Control Bureau – Appellant
Versus
Rajesh Kumar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sandeep Mehta, J.
1. Heard learned Special Public Prosecutor for Narcotics Control Bureau and learned counsel for the respondent-accused.
2. The instant application for cancellation of bail has been preferred by the Narcotics Control Bureau, Jodhpur for assailing the order dated 08.02.2019 passed by the Special Judge, NDPS Act Cases, Jodhpur in Criminal Misc. Application No. 69/2019 whereby, the bail application of the respondent-accused under Section 439 Cr.P.C. was accepted.
3. Learned Special Public Prosecutor Shri M.P. Pareek submits that ex-facie the order impugned is illegal on the face of the record because contraband opium which was recovered from the three accused persons namely Avinash Kumar and Yogendra Kumar weighed 5 Kg 750 gms., which was well above the commercial quantity. All the three accused persons are residents of Bihar. They failed to offer any explanation for being found in possession of the contraband opium. He points out that two bail applications preferred by the accused Yogendra Kumar and five bail applications preferred by the accused Avinash Kumar have been rejected by this Court. He drew the Court's attention to the Supreme Court judgment in the
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