Pankaj Manindra Haldar v. The State Of Maharashtra, Thr. Pso, Ps, Aheri, Tahsil Aheri, Dist. Gadchiroli

14.BA.753.2025.doc HARSHADA H. SAWANT (P.A.) IN IN THE THE HIGH HIGH COURT COURT OF OF JUDICATURE JUDICATURE AT AT BOMBAY BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION BAIL APPLICATION NO.753 OF 2025 Kehinde Bolaji Bello .. Applicant

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State of Maharashtra .. Respondent ....................

 Mr. Anish Pereira, Advocate i/by Taraq Sayed for Applicant.  Mr. Sukanta A. Karmakar, APP for Respondent.

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CORAM

: MILIND N. JADHAV, J.

DATE : FEBRUARY 21, 2025 P.C.

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1.

Heard Mr. Pereira, learned Advocate for Applicant and Mr. Karmakar, learned APP for Respondent.

2.

Applicant before me is indicted for offences punishable under provisions of the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act') for possession of 56 grams of Mephedrone and 7.50 grams of Cocaine. Principal defence of Applicant is noncompliance of provisions of Section 50 of the NDPS Act from the notice issued to Applicant appended at page No.61 of the Application. 3.

It is prima facie, seen that notice is worded in a verbose format but what is seen from said format is that there is no signature and name of the panchas on the same.

4.

Prosecution shall take appropriate instructions on the aforementioned submissions made by learned Advocate and apprise

14.BA.753.2025.doc the Court on the next adjourned date.

5.

Stand over to 04th April, 2025 at 02:30 p.m.

H. H. SAWANT [ MILIND N. JADHAV, J. ] by HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT Date: 2025.02.21 14:21:33 +0530 HARSHADA HANUMANT SAWANT