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JASJIT SINGH BEDI
Rajdeep Singh – Appellant
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State of Punjab – Respondent
JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J.
This 2nd petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. is for the grant of regular bail in case bearing FIR No.99 dated 15.05.2021 (Annexure P-1) registered under Sections 22/61/85 of the NDPS Act, 1985 at Police Station City-2 Khanna, District Khanna.
2. The brief facts of the case are that a barricade had been put up in front of Pristine Mall, Khanna, Delhi-Ludhiana Highway. At that time, from the side of Gobindgarh, one Swift car bearing No.PB-10-BN-3131 in which three young men were travelling was stopped. The driver disclosed his name as Rajdeep Singh (petitioner) son of Karamjit Singh, the person sitting on the front disclosed his name as Shiv Kumar @ Monu son of Ashok Kumar and the person sitting on the back seat disclosed his name as Gurpreet Singh son of Swaran Singh. Two heavy weight coloured plastic bags were seen on the back seat of the car. The plastic bags were searched and found to contain 500 bottles of Siorex Syrup leading to the registration of the present FIR.
3. The learned counsel for the petitioner contends that in fact, 500 bottles of Siorex Syrup were ordered to be supplied by M/s Gupta Enterprises to M/s Himalaya Drug Medicos, Baddi, Himachal Prades
The right to a speedy trial under Article 21 of the Constitution of India can dilute the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act, particularly in cases involving first-time offenders and prolonged custo....
The right to a speedy trial and the status of the accused as a first-time offender can influence the court to relax bail provisions under the NDPS Act.
The court may grant bail under the NDPS Act even when Section 37 applies, considering the right to a speedy trial and circumstances of first-time offenders.
The court can relax statutory bail conditions under the NDPS Act for first-time offenders awaiting trial to uphold the right to a speedy trial.
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