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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KAINTHLA
Rajesh Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Himachal Pradesh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
(Rakesh Kainthla, J.)
The petitioner has filed the present petition for seeking pre-arrest bail. It has been asserted that the petitioner apprehends his arrest in FIR No. 270/2024, dated 12.12.2024, registered for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (in short ‘NDPS Act’). As per the prosecution, the police had recovered 4.36 kgs of charas from a vehicle bearing registration No. HP-53B-9168. The petitioner's name was added per the statement made by the co-accused. The statement made by the co-accused is not legally admissible. The Court had released accused-Bunty Kumar on bail. FIR No. 83 of 2016 dated 08.05.2016 was registered against the petitioner for the commission of offences punishable under Sections 20 and 29 of the NDPS Act in Police Station Joginder Nagar. However, the petitioner was acquitted by learned Special Judge, Sarkaghat on 18.05.2022. The petitioner would abide by all the terms and conditions, which the Court may impose; hence, the petition.
2. The petition is opposed by filing a status report asserting that the police were on patrolling duty on 12.12.2024 when they received th
Anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy that should be granted sparingly, especially in narcotics cases where custodial interrogation is necessary.
Anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy that should be granted sparingly, especially in serious cases involving narcotics, where custodial interrogation is essential for effective investigation.
Anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy, granted sparingly, especially in serious offences like narcotics, where custodial interrogation is necessary.
Anticipatory bail under the NDPS Act should be granted sparingly, especially when custodial interrogation is necessary for serious offences.
Pre-arrest bail under the NDPS Act is extraordinary and should be granted sparingly, especially when custodial interrogation is necessary for effective investigation.
The court emphasized that anticipatory bail in narcotics cases should be granted sparingly, balancing individual rights with public interest and the necessity of effective investigation.
Anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy and should be granted sparingly, especially in cases involving economic offences and where custodial interrogation is necessary.
Anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy that should be granted sparingly, especially in serious narcotics cases where custodial interrogation is necessary.
Anticipatory bail under the NDPS Act is an extraordinary remedy, granted sparingly, especially when custodial interrogation is necessary for effective investigation.
Anticipatory bail is an extraordinary remedy that should be granted sparingly, particularly in cases involving economic offences, where custodial interrogation is essential for effective investigatio....
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