SANDEEP MOUDGIL
Jaspal Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Mr. Sandeep Moudgil, J.
1. Prayer
This petition has been filed under Section 483 of B.N.S.S., 2023, for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in FIR No. 0012 Dated 15.03.2023 (Annexure P-1), Under Section 21 , 25 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and Under Section 379 & 411 of IPC, 1860 registered at Police Station: Thulliwal, District Barnala.
2. Prosecution story set up in the present case as per the version in the FIR reads as under:-
The court emphasized that under Section 37 of the NDPS Act, bail can only be granted if there are reasonable grounds for believing in the accused's innocence, especially when commercial quantities of....
The presumption of innocence underpinning bail applications mandates a fair assessment, emphasizing the right to a speedy trial and granting bail unless exceptional circumstances arise.
Vehicle occupants in conscious possession of intermediate heroin quantity recovered therein; bail denied despite no Section 37 rigours, considering drug menace, criminal antecedents, trafficking indi....
The judgment establishes the stringent parameters for granting bail under the NDPS Act, emphasizing the need to satisfy reasonable grounds for believing in the innocence of the accused and ensuring t....
Bail can be granted based on the period of custody, arguable points on merits, and satisfaction of the rigors of Section 37(1)(b) of the NDPS Act in similar cases.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the stringent parameters for granting bail under the NDPS Act, emphasizing the legislative intent to prevent drug trafficking and the societal impa....
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