Kizakkekalayil Anujikumar Anujith vs Union of India

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2026 Supreme(Ori) 16

IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
G.SATAPATHY
Kizakkekalayil Anujikumar Anujith – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner:Mr. P.Nayak, Advocate
For the Opposite Party : Mr. S.Panda, CGC

Table of Content
1. bail application and facts of possession. (Para 1 , 6)
2. arguments regarding commercial quantity definition. (Para 3 , 5)
3. contraband definition according to the ndps act. (Para 4)
4. court's consideration for grant of bail. (Para 7)
5. bail granted with conditions. (Para 8 , 9)

JUDGMENT :

1. This is a bail application U/S.483 of BNSS by the petitioner for grant of bail in connection with F. No. VIII(48)2Cus(P)/Seizure of Marijuana (H.W.)/BPIA/2025 corresponding to TR Case No.23 of 2025 pending in the file of learned District & Sessions Judge, Bhubaneswar for commission of offences punishable U/Ss.20(b)(ii)(C)/23/29 of NDPS Act, on the main allegation of possessing 3.990Kgs. of Hydroponic Weed/Marijuana(Ganja).

3. In the course of argument, a question comes before this Court that whether the quantity of Contraband article seized in this case is commercial quantity or intermediate quantity. According to learned CGC, since the Contraband article comes within the purview at serial No. 150 of Scheduled of the notification specifying small quantity and commercial quantity, the chemical product of the Contraband article is Tetrahydrocannabinol and, therefore, anything mo

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