Seetu v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR M.Cr.C. No. 3218 of 2018 Seetu, S/o. Bani Singh, aged about 21 years, R/o. Shivala Kala, P.S. Khair, District Aligarh (U.P.) ----Applicant

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State of Chhattisgarh, through : The Police Station Nagarnar, District Bastar (C.G.) ---- Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. P.K. Tulsyan, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Mr. Astha Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 25/06/2018 (1) The accused/applicant has moved this bail application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for releasing him on regular bail during trial in connection with Crime No. 82/2017 registered at Police Station Nagarnar, District Bastar for the offence punishable under Section 20 (B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

(2) Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that present applicant was found in possession of 10.356 Kg. of Ganja, which he was carrying unauthorizedly for sale. (3) Counsel for the applicant submits that the statutory compliance as required under the NDPS Act has not been complied with while making seizure of the alleged Ganja and, therefore, the applicant may be released on bail.

(4) On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application. (5) Having heard learned counsel for the parties, having regard to the facts and circumstance of the case and looking to the quantity of ganja and considering the fact that the applicant has to establish the fact of non compliance of the provisions contained in Section 20(B) of the NDPS Act during trial, I am of the opinion that it is not a fit case in which the accused/applicant should be granted regular bail. Accordingly, the bail application is rejected. However, the trial Court is directed to expedite the trial. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge D/-