HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH

AT SRINAGAR

Bail Appl. 53/2022

Union Territory of J&K

…Petitioner(s)

Through: Mr. Sheikh Feroz,Dy.AG vice

Mr. Illyas Nazir Laway, GA.

Vs.

Irfan Ahmad Gazi

…Respondent(s)

Through: Mr. Hussain Rashid, Advocate.

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M. A. CHOWDHARY, JUDGE

JUDGMENT

1. Petitioner, through the medium of this application, seeks

cancellation of bail granted to the respondent herein vide impugned

order dated 18.02.2022 passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge

Sopore in the case titled “Irfan Ahmad Gazi Vs. UT of J&K”

arising out of an FIR No.276/2021 for the commission of offence

punishable under Sections 8/21/22/29 of NDPS Act registered at

Police Station Sopore.

2. The impugned order has been assailed mainly on the ground that the

commercial quantity of drugs including brown-sugar had been

recovered from the possession of the respondent on 16.11.2021 at

Shalpora Sopore, and that the respondent was a habitual offender

already involved in a case of drugs registered vide FIR No.74/2012

regarding which he has b