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PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH
MAHABIR SINGH SINDHU
Rakesh Bansal – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Mahabir Singh Sindhu, J.
1. This order shall dispose off afore-mentioned 17 petitions seeking bail pending trial in FIR No.72 dated 23.05.2020, under Sections 21, 22, 25 & 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act'), registered at Police Station, Mehal Kalan, District Barnala.
2. Above FIR was registered on the basis of secret information received on 23.05.2020 at 09:30 PM by police with the allegation that Lovepreet Singh @ Lovy s/o Ajmer Singh; Ravinder Singh @ Binda s/o Nachhattar Singh, residents of Divana; Satvir Singh @ Satti s/o Gurmeet Singh, r/o Chhiniwal Khurd; Balwinder Singh @ Nikka s/o Gurjant Singh, r/o Bakhatgarh and Ravi, r/o Chakkar, in connivance with each other, have formed a racket; engaged in procuring intoxicant tablets & narcotic substance from outside the State and supplying the same in Tallewal, Mehal Kalan and nearby villages to the persons who are involved in such like activities. Also alleged that all of them were seen roaming in Verna Car bearing registration No.PB11-AY-1700 (white colour) around Mehal Kalan Town and they are likely to supply the same in Mehal Kalan Town and nearby areas. If a raid is co
Prolonged incarceration without trial infringes upon fundamental rights, warranting bail despite the serious nature of charges under the NDPS Act.
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The main legal point established is the stringent requirement of reasonable grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty of the alleged offence and is not likely to commit any offence while o....
The court granted bail under the NDPS Act, emphasizing the right to a speedy trial and the prolonged custody of the petitioner, despite the serious nature of the charges.
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The central legal point established in the judgment is the consideration of the unlikelihood of carrying contraband in a transparent bag, non-compliance with Section 50 of the Act, and the absence of....
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