Rajneesh Kumar Gupta vs U. O. I. - 2022 Supreme(All) 1998

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2022 Supreme(All) 1998

DINESH KUMAR SINGH
Rajneesh Kumar Gupta – Appellant
Versus
U. O. I. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Anil Kumar Pandey.
For the Respondent: Shikha Sinha and Akhilesh Awasthi.

ORDER :

(Dinesh Kumar Singh, J.)

1. Heard Mr. Anil Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the accused-applicant, as well as Mr. Akhilesh Awasthi, learned counsel for respondent-NCB, on this second application for bail, and gone through the entire record.

2. By means of this application under Section 439 CrPC, the accused-applicant seeks bail in N.C.B. Crime No. 18 of 2020, under Sections 8 /18/29 NDPS Act, Challaned by Narcotics Control Bureau Lucknow, District Lucknow.

3. The first bail application, filed by the accused-applicant, being Bail No. 8565 of 2020, was rejected by this Court vide order dated 25.01.2021.

4. As per the allegations, 13.8 Kg opium was recovered from Truck No. U.P. 25 DT 4386, which was driven by co-accused Kauser Husain; the truck was coming from Latehar, Jharkhand to Lucknow via Bareilly; the accused-applicant was the owner of the truck; co-accused, Kauser Hussain, in his statement under Section 67 of the N.D.P.S. Act, had stated that the accused-applicant was the main person, who sent his truck to Latehar, Jharkhand to bring the opium, which was to be delivered to the accused-applicant; call details of the present accused-applicant and co-accused at Latehar, Jhark

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