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<pre id="pre_1">1
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KABC030596662018
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Presented on : 13-08-2018
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Registered on : 16-08-2018
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Decided on : 02-08-2022
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Duration : 3 years, 11 months, 20 days
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IN THE COURT OF THE XXXI ADDL. C.M.M., BENGALURU.
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Dated this the 2nd day of August 2022.
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Present: SRI.SHANKARAPPA B.MALASHETTI
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B.com., LL.B.(Spl)
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XXXI ADDL. C.M.M., BENGALURU.
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C.C. NO.22475-2018
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JUDGMENT U/S 355 OF THE <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_1">Cr.P.C</a>. 1973.
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1) Sl. No. of the Case 22475/2018
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2) The date of commission 11/10/2017
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of the offence
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3) Name of the complainant Bagalagunte Police Station.
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4) Name of the accused 1.H.M.Prabhakar,
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S/o.Maheshwarapa, 35 years.
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2.Manasa,W/o.H.M.Prabhakar, 25
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years.
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3.A.R.Manjunath,W/o.A.C.Rudrappa,
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23 years.
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All are R/at No.27/A, Belmar
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Layout, Nelagadaranahalli Main
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Road, Bengaluru.
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4.Mamatha,W/o. Nagarajappa, 35
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years, No.160/1, 7th Cross,
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Shettihalli Post, Anjanadri Nagara,
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Bengaluru.
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2
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5) The offence complained U/<a href="/doc/661069/" id="a_2">sec.341</a>, <a href="/doc/267625/" id="a_3">324</a>, 504, r/w 34 of
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of or proved <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_4">IPC</a>.
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6) Plea of the accused and Pleaded not guilty
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his examination
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7) State represented by: Sr.Asst.Public Prosecutor,
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Bengaluru.
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8) Accused represented by: Sri.CB Advocate, Bengaluru.
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9) Final Order Acting U/sec. 248(1) <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_5">Cr.PC</a>
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Accused -1 to 4 are acquitted.
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10) Date of such order 02/08/2022
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For the following:-
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JUDGMENT
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</pre>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_1"> The PSI, Bagalagunte Police Station has filed the charge sheet
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against the accused persons for the offences punishable U/<a href="/doc/661069/" id="a_6">sec.341</a>,
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<a href="/doc/267625/" id="a_7">324</a>, 504, r/w 34 of <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_8">IPC</a>.
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_2">
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_3"> 2. The brief facts of the prosecution case are that:
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</p><blockquote id="blockquote_1"> On 11.10.2017 at about 1.30 p.m. at Defense Colony,
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within the jurisdiction of Bagalagunte Police Station accused - 1 to 4
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in furtherance of common intention to commit an offence wrongfully
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restrained CW.1, stabbed with knife and abused him and thereby
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committed the alleged offences.
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</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_4"> 3. Accused -1 to 4 are on bail. As required u/sec. 207 of <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_9">Cr.PC</a>, the
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copies of the charge sheet papers were furnished to the accused. Charge
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was framed for the offences punishable U/<a href="/doc/661069/" id="a_10">sec.341</a>, <a href="/doc/267625/" id="a_11">324</a>, 504, r/w 34 of
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<a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_12">IPC</a>. Accused have pleaded not guilty and claimed for trial.
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3
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_5"> 4. In order to prove the case of the prosecution, the prosecution has
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examined PWs.1 and 2 and got marked Ex.P.1 to Ex.P3. On closure of
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the prosecution evidence, as there was no incriminating evidence against
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the accused, the statement of the accused u/<a href="/doc/767287/" id="a_13">sec.313</a> Cr.PC is dispensed
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with.
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<p data-structure="Section" id="p_6">
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_7"> 5. I have heard the arguments from both the sides.
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</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_8"> 6. The following points that arise for my consideration are:
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</p><blockquote id="blockquote_2"> 1. Whether the prosecution proves
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beyond all reasonable doubt that on
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11.10.2017 at about 1.30 p.m. at
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Defense Colony, within the
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jurisdiction of Bagalagunte Police
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Station accused - 1 to 4 in
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furtherance of common intention to
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commit an offence wrongfully
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restrained CW.1 and thereby
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committed an offence punishable
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U/<a href="/doc/661069/" id="a_14">sec.341</a> r/w 34 of <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_15">IPC</a>?.
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_3"> 2. Whether the prosecution further
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proves beyond all reasonable doubt
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that on the above said date, time and
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place accused - 1 to 4 in
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furtherance of common intention to
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commit an offence stabbed with
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knife on the left hand of CW.1
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thereby caused bleeding injuries and
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4
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thereby committed an offence
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punishable U/<a href="/doc/267625/" id="a_16">sec.324</a> r/w 34 of <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_17">IPC</a>.?.
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_4"> 3. Whether the prosecution further
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proves beyond all reasonable doubt
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that on the above said date, time and
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place accused - 1 to 4 in
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furtherance of common intention to
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commit an offence abused CW.1
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in filthy language knowingly such
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insult will provoke breach of peace
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and thereby committed the offence
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punishable U/sec. 504 r/w 34 of
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<a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_18">IPC</a>.?.
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_5"> 4. What order?
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_9"> 7.My finding on the above points are held as under:
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</p><blockquote id="blockquote_6"> Point No.1 to 3: In the negative
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Point No.4: As per final order
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for the following:
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<blockquote id="blockquote_7"> REASONS
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<blockquote id="blockquote_8"> The above points are inter linked to each other hence, I took the
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points together for consideration in order to avoid repeatation.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_11"> 9.In order to substantiate the contents of complaint, very
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complainant is examined as PW.1 and his wife i.e., CW.4 is examined as
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PW.2, but they fully turned hostile to the case of prosecution. In their
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evidence they have deposed accused have neither wrongfully
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restrained CW.1 nor abused him in filthy language. They further
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deposed that, accused have not assaulted with any weapon. They
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further deposed that, PW.1 had been to Police Station for some other
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reason, wherein police took his signatures on documents as per Ex.P1
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and P2. But he denied the contents of the complaint - Ex.P.1 and
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Mahazar Ex.P2. PW.2 has denied for having given statement as per
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Ex.P3.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_12">
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_13"> 10. Even in the cross-examination by learned Sr.APP, PW.1 and 2
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have not supported the case of the prosecution. PW.1 has specifically
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denied about filing of complaint before the police as per Ex.P.1. It is
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+
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fatal to the case of the prosecution.
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+
</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_14">
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+
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+
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_15"> 11. As I discussed above, after evidence of PW.1 & 2, learned Sr.APP
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has prayed for issuance of summons to other witnesses. In this case,
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PW.1 & 2 being the complainant and victim have not supported the case
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+
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+
of the prosecution. Moreover, in the cross-examination PW.1 and 2 have
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+
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+
clearly admitted that matter is ended in compromise. Admittedly
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+
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+
investigating officer has filed charge sheet against accused for the
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offence punishable U/<a href="/doc/724142/" id="a_19">sec.324</a> of IPC., which is non-compoundable in
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+
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+
nature. In my considered view, due to compromise, PW.1 and 2 might
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have said goodbye to the case of prosecution.
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+
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+
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+
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_16"> 12.Apart from this, when PW.1 & 2 being the complainant and
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victim have not supported the case of the prosecution, mere issuance of
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+
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+
summons to other witnesses and examination of those witnesses would
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+
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+
not serve the purpose of the prosecution. Moreover, in order to maintain
|
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+
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+
cordial relationship between accused and complainant in future days
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+
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+
and to save the precious time of court, other witnesses were dropped
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+
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+
by rejecting the prayer of learned Sr.APP.
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+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_17">
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+
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+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_18"> 13.In the absence of cogent, corroborative and material evidence
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+
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of the victim as well as other independent witnesses, it is not safe to
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+
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+
come to conclusion that prosecution has successfully proved guilt
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+
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+
against the accused. Accordingly, my answer to the above point Nos. 1
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+
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+
to 3 are in the negative.
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+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_19"> 14. Point No.4:- For the reasons discussed herein above, I proceed
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+
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+
to pass the following:
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+
</p>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_9"> ORDER
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+
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+
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+
Acting under <a href="/doc/1569106/" id="a_20">Section 248 (1)</a> of Cr.P.C., accused-1 to 4 are
|
| 444 |
+
hereby acquitted of the offences punishable U/<a href="/doc/1599401/" id="a_21">sec.341</a>, <a href="/doc/724142/" id="a_22">324</a>, <a href="/doc/555306/" id="a_23">504</a>,
|
| 445 |
+
r/w 34 of <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_24">IPC</a>.
|
| 446 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 447 |
+
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| 448 |
+
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_10"> Bail bonds of accused and their surety bonds stand
|
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+
cancelled after six months from today.
|
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+
7
|
| 452 |
+
|
| 453 |
+
The property seized in PF.No.133/2017 dated 13.10.2017 is
|
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+
worthless is ordered to be destroyed after the appeal period is over.
|
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+
</blockquote>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_11"> (Dictated to the stenographer, transcript thereof, corrected and
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+
then pronounced by me in the open court this the 2 nd day of August
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+
2022.)
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+
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+
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+
(Shankarappa B.Malashetti)
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+
XXXI Addl.C.M.M. Bengaluru.
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+
</blockquote>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_12"> Annexure:
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+
</blockquote>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_13">1.List of Witnesses examined on behalf of the prosecution:
|
| 467 |
+
P. Ws:
|
| 468 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_14">1. Srinivasamurthy
|
| 469 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_15">2. Smt.Venkatalakshmamma.
|
| 470 |
+
</blockquote>
|
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_16">2.List of Documents marked on behalf of the prosecution:-
|
| 472 |
+
Ex.Ps:
|
| 473 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_17">1. Complaint
|
| 474 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_18">2. Mahazar.
|
| 475 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_19">3. Statement of PW.2
|
| 476 |
+
|
| 477 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_20">3.List of Material objects marked on behalf of the prosecution:-
|
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_21"> -NIL -
|
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+
</blockquote>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_22">4.List of witnesses and documents marked on behalf of the
|
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+
accused: -NIL -
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+
</blockquote>
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+
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+
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+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_20"> XXXI Addl. C. M. M. Bengaluru.
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+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_21"> 8
|
| 487 |
+
|
| 488 |
+
|
| 489 |
+
|
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+
|
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+
Judgment pronounced in the open court.
|
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+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_22"> (vide separate order):
|
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+
</p>
|
| 494 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_23"> ORDER
|
| 495 |
+
|
| 496 |
+
Acting under <a href="/doc/1569106/" id="a_25">Section 248 (1)</a> of
|
| 497 |
+
Cr.P.C., accused-1 & 2 are hereby acquitted
|
| 498 |
+
of the offences punishable U/<a href="/doc/1599401/" id="a_26">sec.341</a>,<a href="/doc/1011035/" id="a_27">323</a>,
|
| 499 |
+
<a href="/doc/724142/" id="a_28">324</a>, <a href="/doc/555306/" id="a_29">504</a>, <a href="/doc/180217/" id="a_30">506</a> r/w 34 of <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_31">IPC</a>.
|
| 500 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 501 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_24"> Bail bonds of accused and their surety
|
| 502 |
+
bonds stand cancelled after six months from
|
| 503 |
+
today.
|
| 504 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 505 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_25"> The property seized in PF.No.180A/2017
|
| 506 |
+
dated 15.12.2017 is worthless is ordered to
|
| 507 |
+
be destroyed after the appeal period is over.
|
| 508 |
+
</blockquote>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_26"> 31st Addl.C.M.M. Bengaluru.
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+
9
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+
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+
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+
Judgment pronounced in the open court.
|
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+
(vide separate order):
|
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_27"> ORDER
|
| 518 |
+
Acting under <a href="/doc/1569106/" id="a_32">Section 248 (1)</a> of Cr.P.C.,
|
| 519 |
+
accused-1 to 4 are hereby acquitted of the
|
| 520 |
+
offences punishable U/<a href="/doc/1599401/" id="a_33">sec.341</a>, <a href="/doc/724142/" id="a_34">324</a>, <a href="/doc/555306/" id="a_35">504</a>,
|
| 521 |
+
r/w 34 of <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_36">IPC</a>.
|
| 522 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_28"> Bail bonds of accused and their surety
|
| 523 |
+
bonds stand cancelled after six months from
|
| 524 |
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today.
|
| 525 |
+
</blockquote>
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+
<pre id="pre_2"> The property seized in
|
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PF.No.133/2017 dated 13.10.2017 is
|
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</pre><blockquote id="blockquote_29"> worthless is ordered to be destroyed after
|
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the appeal period is over.
|
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</blockquote>
|
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+
|
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+
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<blockquote id="blockquote_30"> XXXI Addl. C. M. M. Bengaluru.
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</blockquote>
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<h2 class="doc_title">Rupa Gurung vs State Of Sikkim on 11 March, 2020</h2>
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<h3 class="doc_author">Author: <a href="/search/?formInput=authorid:m-m-rai">Meenakshi Madan Rai</a></h3>
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<h3 class="doc_bench">Bench: <a href="/search/?formInput=benchid:m-m-rai">Meenakshi Madan Rai</a></h3>
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<pre id="pre_1"> THE HIGH COURT OF SIKKIM : GANGTOK
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(Criminal Jurisdiction)
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DATED : 11th MARCH, 2020
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SINGLE BENCH : THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE MEENAKSHI MADAN RAI, JUDGE
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Bail Appln. No.02 of 2020
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Applicant/Accused : Rupa Gurung
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versus
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Respondent : State of Sikkim
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Petition under Section 439 read with <a href="/doc/1679850/" id="a_1">Section
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482</a> of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
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ppearance
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Mr. K. T. Tamang, Advocate for the Appellant.
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Mr. Hissey Gyaltsen Bhutia and Ms. Mukun Dolma Tamang,
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Assistant Public Prosecutors for the State-Respondent.
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ORDER
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</pre><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_1"> Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_2"> 1. The Petitioner seeks enlargement on bail by filing
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the instant application. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner
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submits that she was arrested on 18-01-2020 in connection
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with Singtam Police Station, East Sikkim, FIR No.03/2020,
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dated 18-01-2020, under <a href="/doc/54110090/" id="a_2">Section 7(a)(b)</a> and <a href="/doc/49203198/" id="a_3">14</a> of the Sikkim
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Anti Drugs Act, 2006 (for short, SADA, 2006) and under
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<a href="/doc/36765883/" id="a_4">Section 9(1)(b)</a> of the Sikkim Anti Drugs (Amendment) Act,
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2017, on allegations of selling controlled substances.
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_3"> 2. Consequent upon the Complaint lodged against her
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a house search was conducted by the Singtam Police, wherein
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controlled substances, i.e., ―Spasmo-Proxyvon plus‖ capsules,
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and ―Nitrosun 10‖ tablets, were recovered from her residence.
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_1"> Bail Appln. No.02 of 2020 2</span>
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_4"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="62949521" id="span_2"><a href="/doc/62949521/" id="a_5">Rupa Gurung vs. State of Sikkim
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That</a>, the controlled substances so recovered are not of
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commercial quantity besides there being an anomaly in the
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quantity reflected in the FIR and the Seizure Memo. The
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Petitioner has no criminal antecedents and her permanent
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home is in Singtam, therefore the question of her attempting to
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abscond or for that matter tamper with the Prosecution
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evidence does not arise. That apart, her husband infact was
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earlier arrested for possession/consumption of controlled
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substances but the Policy inquiry in the instant matter did not
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extend to him. That, she has several physical ailments such
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hypertension and high uric acid levels, added to which her
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daughter is on the family way for which her presence is
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required. The penalty prescribed is not with death or
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imprisonment of life but rigorous imprisonment for two years,
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which may extend to five years. That, the Charge-Sheet has
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not yet been filed despite a lapse of more than forty-five days
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since the lodging of the FIR. Considering the above
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circumstances, she may be enlarged on bail on any stringent
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conditions.</span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_5">
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</p><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_6"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="62949521" id="span_3">3. Per contra, Learned Assistant Public Prosecutor
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objecting to the petition for bail submits that the substances
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were recovered not only from the house of the accused when
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she was present therein, but large quantities were also
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recovered from her next door neighbour in the same building,
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who is co-accused in the matter. The said co-accused in the
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instant matter is a habitual offender. That, the investigation is
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being taken up expeditiously and the report of the controlled
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_4"> Bail Appln. No.02 of 2020 3</span>
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<a href="/doc/62949521/" id="a_6">Rupa Gurung vs. State of Sikkim</a>
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samples sent for testing to the RFSL Saramsa, East Sikkim, are
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awaited which is likely to be completed within a few days. On
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submission of the RFSL Report, the Charge-Sheet shall be filed
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immediately. In view of the nature of the offence, the matter
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may not be considered leniently and the petition for bail
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rejected.</span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_7">
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_8">4. I have heard the rival contentions of Learned
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Counsel at length and taken into consideration their
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submissions. I have also perused the documents placed before
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this Court.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_9">
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_10">5. The facts are not disputed. The seizures of
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controlled substances were made from the Petitioner's house
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allegedly kept for sale. It needs no reiteration that there is
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rampant abuse of controlled substances by people of all ages in
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the State especially by the youth. The law enforcement
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agencies are embattled in their efforts to control the sale and
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use of these substances which is spreading to gargantuan
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proportions. The abuse of the substances is primarily on
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account of easy availability and sale by unconscionable persons,
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at exorbitant prices who having found an easy way of earning
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money by luring the young and indulge in its sans conscience.
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Besides the victim, the unsuspecting family of the victim bears
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the brunt of these sales and purchases which strike at the root
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of a stable family and society. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="62949521" id="span_5">In my considered opinion, no
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misplaced sympathy ought to be extended to persons who
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_6"> Bail Appln. No.02 of 2020 4</span>
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<a href="/doc/62949521/" id="a_7">Rupa Gurung vs. State of Sikkim</a>
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indulge in the sale and easy supply of controlled substances to
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the impressionable youth.</span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Section" id="p_11">
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_12">6. In this thread, useful reference may be made to the
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observations of the Hon'ble Supreme Court which while
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considering grant of bail under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_8">Narcotic Drugs and
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Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985</a> (for short, <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_9">NDPS Act</a>) in
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State of Kerala etc. vs. Rajesh etc.1 involving the sale of Hashish
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Oil was pleased to observe that under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_10">Section 37</a> of the NDPS
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Act bail can be granted in case there are reasonable grounds
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for believing that the accused is not guilty of such offence and
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that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. The
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Hon'ble Supreme Court in Paragraph 18 of the Judgment supra
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held as follows;
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</p>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_1"> "18. The jurisdiction of the Court to grant
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bail is circumscribed by the provisions of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_11">Section
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37</a> of the NDPS Act. It can be granted in case
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there are reasonable grounds for believing that
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accused is not guilty of such offence, and that he
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is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.
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It is the mandate of the legislature which is
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required to be followed. At this juncture, a
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reference to <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_12">Section 37</a> of the Act is apposite.
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That provision makes the offences under the Act
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cognizable and non-bailable. It reads thus:--
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_2"> "37. Offences to be cognizable and non-
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bailable.--(1) Notwithstanding anything
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contained in the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_13">Code of Criminal
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Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974),--
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</blockquote><pre id="pre_2"> (a) every offence punishable
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under this Act shall be
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cognizable;
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(b) no person accused of an
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offence punishable for
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[offences under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_14">section 19</a> or
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<a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_15">section 24</a> or <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_16">section 27A</a> and
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also for offences involving
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commercial quantity] shall be
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released on bail or on his own
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bond unless--
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_7">1</span>
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2020 SCC OnLine SC 81
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_8"> Bail Appln. No.02 of 2020 5</span>
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Rupa Gurung vs. State of Sikkim
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(i) the Public Prosecutor
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has been given an
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opportunity to oppose
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the application for such
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release, and
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(ii) where the Public
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Prosecutor opposes the
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application, the court is
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satisfied that there are
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reasonable grounds for
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believing that he is not
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guilty of such offence
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and that he is not likely
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to commit any offence
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while on bail.
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</pre><blockquote id="blockquote_3"> (2) The limitations on granting of bail
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specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1)
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are in addition to the limitations under the
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<a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_17">Code of Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of
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1974), or any other law for the time being
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in force on granting of bail.‖
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(emphasis supplied)"
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</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_13">In Paragraph 20, it was further observed as follows;
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</p><blockquote id="blockquote_4"> "20. The scheme of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_18">Section 37</a> reveals that
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the exercise of power to grant bail is not only
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subject to the limitations contained under
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<a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_19">Section 439</a> of the CrPC, but is also subject to the
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limitation placed by <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_20">Section 37</a> which commences
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with non-obstante clause. The operative part of
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the said section is in the negative form
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prescribing the enlargement of bail to any person
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accused of commission of an offence under the
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Act, unless twin conditions are satisfied. The first
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condition is that the prosecution must be given an
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opportunity to oppose the application; and the
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second, is that the Court must be satisfied that
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there are reasonable grounds for believing that
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he is not guilty of such offence. If either of these
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two conditions is not satisfied, the ban for
|
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granting bail operates. [emphasis supplied]"
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</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_14">In Paragraph 21, it was held thus;
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</p>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_5"> "21. The expression "reasonable grounds"
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</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_15"> means something more than prima facie grounds.
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It contemplates substantial probable causes for
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believing that the accused is not guilty of the
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alleged offence. The reasonable belief
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contemplated in the provision requires existence
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of such facts and circumstances as are sufficient
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in themselves to justify satisfaction that the
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accused is not guilty of the alleged offence. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="62949521" id="span_9">In the
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case on hand, the High Court seems to have
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completely overlooked the underlying object of
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<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_21">Section 37</a> that in addition to the limitations
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provided under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_22">CrPC</a>, or any other law for the
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_10"> Bail Appln. No.02 of 2020 6</span>
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<a href="/doc/62949521/" id="a_23">Rupa Gurung vs. State of Sikkim</a>
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time being in force, regulating the grant of bail,
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its liberal approach in the matter of bail under the
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<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_24">NDPS Act</a> is indeed uncalled for."</span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_16">7. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1378939" id="span_11">In <a href="/doc/1378939/" id="a_25">Union of India vs. Ram Samujh and Another2</a> it was
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held as follows;</span>
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</p>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_6"> "7. It is to be borne in mind that the
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aforesaid legislative mandate is required to be
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adhered to and followed. It should be borne in
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mind that in a murder case, the accused commits
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murder of one or two persons, while those
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persons who are dealing in narcotic drugs are
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instrumental in causing death or in inflicting
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death-blow to a number of innocent young
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victims, who are vulnerable; it causes deleterious
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effects and a deadly impact on the society; they
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are a hazard to the society; even if they are
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released temporarily, in all probability, they
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would continue their nefarious activities of
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trafficking and/or dealing in intoxicants
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clandestinely. Reason may be large stake and
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illegal profit involved. ...................
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_7"> 8. To check the menace of dangerous
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drugs flooding the market, Parliament has
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provided that the person accused of offences
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under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_26">NDPS Act</a> should not be released on bail
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during trial unless the mandatory conditions
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provided in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_27">Section 37</a>, namely,
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_8"> (i) there are reasonable grounds for
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believing that the accused is not
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guilty of such offence; and
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_9"> (ii) that he is not likely to commit any
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offence while on bail
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are satisfied. The High Court has not given any
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justifiable reason for not abiding by the aforesaid
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mandate while ordering the release of the
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respondent-accused on bail. Instead of attempting
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to take a holistic view of the harmful socio-
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</blockquote><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_17"> economic consequences and health hazards which
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would accompany trafficking illegally in dangerous
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drugs, the court should implement the law in the
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spirit with which Parliament, after due
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deliberation, has amended. [emphasis supplied]"
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</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_18">8. On the bedrock of the ratiocination supra, it is
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apposite to refer to the relevant provision of the SADA, 2006,
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viz., <a href="/doc/325366/" id="a_28">Section 18</a>. <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_29">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act is embodied in
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<a href="/doc/325366/" id="a_30">Section 18(2)</a> of the SADA, 2006, which reads as follows;
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_12">2</span>
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(1999) 9 SCC 429
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_13"> Bail Appln. No.02 of 2020 7</span>
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+
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Rupa Gurung vs. State of Sikkim
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"18. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in
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the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_31">Code of Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 -
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</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_19"> (a) every offence punishable under this Act
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shall be cognizable;
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</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_20"> (b) no person accused of an offence
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punishable under this Act shall be released
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on bail or on his own bond unless -
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_21"> (i) the Public Prosecutor has been heard
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and also given an opportunity to oppose
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the application for such release, and
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</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_22"> (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes
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the application, the court is satisfied that
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there are reasonable grounds for believing
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+
that he is not guilty of such offence and
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+
that he is not likely to commit any offence
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while on bail.
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</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_23"> (2) The limitations on granting of bail
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specified in clause (b) of sub-section (1)
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are in addition to the limitations under the
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<a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_32">Code of Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 or any
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other law for the time being in force on
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granting of bail. [emphasis supplied]"
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</p><blockquote id="blockquote_10"> It is clear that <a href="/doc/325366/" id="a_33">Section 18</a> of the SADA, 2006 lays down
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the exact same requisites as <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_34">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act while
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considering a petition for bail.
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_11"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="62949521" id="span_14">9. After giving due consideration to the facts and
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circumstances in the instant case despite the urging of Learned
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Counsel for the Petitioner that she is 47 years old, a
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grandmother who has no criminal antecedents, I find that
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should this Court be inclined to grant bail for the offence, in all
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likelihood she will revert back to the activities she was indulging
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in vis-à-vis the controlled substances. The act of selling
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controlled substances for monetary profits without looking into
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deleterious effects it has on the health of the victim has to
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stringently be discouraged. It is reiterated that such persons
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strike at the very future of our society since most of the
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consumers are the youth who are yet to have their feet on
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terra-firma or to understand the consequences of the choices
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_15"> Bail Appln. No.02 of 2020 8</span>
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| 623 |
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<a href="/doc/62949521/" id="a_35">Rupa Gurung vs. State of Sikkim</a>
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that they are making and its long term effects besides throwing
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away their future.</span> In consideration of the provisions of the
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Statute there is no guarantee that the Petitioner will not repeat
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the offence while on bail and for the present purposes there is
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no reason to disbelieve the Prosecution case. Although I
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hasten to add that this is a prima facie observation and will
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have no bearing on the merits of the case, which includes the
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evidence furnished by the Prosecution to establish its case.
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_12"> 10. Consequently, the application for bail stands
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rejected. However, the Investigating Officer shall file the
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Charge-Sheet within the mandated period of limitation and the
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Learned Trial court shall take not more than eight months
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thereafter to dispose of the instant matter.
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<blockquote id="blockquote_13"> 11. Let the Superintendent of Police (Jails) ensure that
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the blood pressure of the accused is measured on a daily basis
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at the Clinic in the Jail. That, a blood sample of the accused,
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subject to her consent, be drawn for checking her uric acid
|
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levels. That Doctor concerned shall take necessary steps
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accordingly.
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_14"> 12. The Bail Appln. stands disposed of.
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_15"> 13. Copy of this Order be made available to all the
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<a href="/doc/50016649/" id="a_36">Special Judges (Sikkim Anti Drugs Act, 2006</a>) for information.
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_16"> ( Meenakshi Madan Rai )
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Judge
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11-03-2020
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Approved for reporting : Yes
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ds
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<h3 class="docsource_main">Punjab-Haryana High Court</h3>
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<h2 class="doc_title">Sukhwant Singh vs State Of Haryana on 15 November, 2021</h2>
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<h3 class="doc_author">Author: <a href="/search/?formInput=authorid:v-bahl">Vikas Bahl</a></h3>
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<pre id="pre_1">CRM-M-46920-2021 -1-
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
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CHANDIGARH
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CRM-M-46920-2021
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Date of decision : 15.11.2021
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Sukhwant Singh
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...Petitioner
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Versus
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State of Haryana
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...Respondent
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL
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Present: Mr. P.S. Sekhon, Advocate for the petitioner.
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Mr. Praveen Bhadu, AAG, Haryana.
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VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL)
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</pre>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_1"> Prayer in the present petition is for grant of regular bail to the
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petitioner in FIR No.72 dated 18.05.2021 registered under <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_1">Section 20</a> of
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the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter to
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be referred as "the Act of 1985"), <a href="/doc/73862/" id="a_2">Section 25</a> of the Arms Act, 1959 and
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<a href="/doc/1119707/" id="a_3">Sections 395</a>, <a href="/doc/222396/" id="a_4">427</a>, <a href="/doc/1865807/" id="a_5">216</a> and <a href="/doc/37788/" id="a_6">34</a> of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 at Police
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Station Satnali, District Mahendergarh (District Narnaul).
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_2"> The prosecution case is that secret information had been
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received to the effect that one Canter had been parked near Village Barda
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and since, there was suspicion that there were some intoxicant substances
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in the same, and finding the said information to be credible, a police team
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was formed to conduct the raid. Efforts were made to join witnesses from
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the public but the people showed their inability to do so and when the
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police party reached near the Canter, no person was found present near it
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and thereafter, a notice under <a href="/doc/1841395/" id="a_7">Section 42</a> of the Act of 1985 was prepared
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and was forwarded to the Duty Magistrate. The Duty Magistrate reached
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at the spot and in his presence, the search of the Canter was conducted.
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During the search, 17 quintals 12 kg and 760 grams of huge quantity of
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ganja was recovered from the said Canter. During the search of cabin of
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the Canter, one Driving Licence issued in the name of Ravi Kumar son of
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Om Parkash and one Aadhaar Card also, in the name of Ravi Kumar,
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were recovered and the FIR was registered against the unidentified
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persons. Thereafter, co-accused Sandeep, Ajit, Rohit and Kuldeep were
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arrested. The present petitioner was also arrested on 25.05.2021.
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_3"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="160212071" id="span_3"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="135980046" id="span_4">Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that the
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petitioner was not named in the FIR and he has nothing to do with the
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said occurrence inasmuch as neither he is the owner of the Canter nor is
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alleged to be the driver of the Canter. It is further submitted that no
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recovery has been effected from the petitioner nor the petitioner can be
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stated to be in conscious possession of any intoxicant much less
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intoxicant substance that has been recovered. It is argued that even as per
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the alleged disclosure statement of the petitioner (Annexure P-2), only
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role which has been attributed to the petitioner is that he had promised the
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co-accused, who had allegedly brought Ganja from the State of Orissa, to
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inform them about safe passage in the area of Satnali. It is further argued
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that even as per the said disclosure statement (Annexure P-2), the
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petitioner was not the person, who was either driving the Canter or was
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even in the Canter and was stated to be in a Duster Car which was
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following the Canter. It is contended that it is Ravi Kumar, who was the
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driver of the Canter and the said Ganja was stated to be allegedly
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purchased from State of Orissa, by Lakhmi and Kuldeep. It is further
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contended that there is no allegation against the petitioner that he had
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either purchased the intoxicant/narcotic substance or sold the same or was
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in conscious possession of the same or was even present in the Canter in
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which the said contraband was being carried. It is stated that no recovery
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has been effected from the petitioner and thus, reliance has been placed
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upon an order passed by Coordinate Bench of this Court dated
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17.06.2020 in CRM-M-12051-2020 titled <a href="/doc/135980046/" id="a_8">Mewa Singh Vs. State of
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Punjab</a>, and an order of another Coordinate Bench dated 16.07.2021
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passed in CRM-M-12997-2020 titled as <a href="/doc/160212071/" id="a_9">Daljit Singh Vs. State of
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Haryana</a> to contend that in such like cases if a person has been proceeded
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against only on the basis of disclosure statement and no recovery has
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been effected from the petitioner, then he should be granted the benefit of
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bail. It is also submitted that the petitioner is not involved in any other
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case.</span></span>
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_4"> Learned Counsel for the petitioner has further contended that
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the petitioner has been in custody since 25.05.2021 and the challan has
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been presented and there are as many as 28 witnesses, out of which, none
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have been examined as yet and thus, the conclusion of the trial is likely to
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take a long time, moreso, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Learned counsel for the petitioner, in order to overcome the
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bar under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_10">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, has relied upon several
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judgments. The said judgments have been collated hereinbelow:
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</p><blockquote id="blockquote_1"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="78902633" id="span_9">i) Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal
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No.965 of 2021 titled as <a href="/doc/78902633/" id="a_11">Dheeren Kumar Jaina v. Union of India</a>.</span>
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_2"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="88370417" id="span_10">ii) Judgment of a Co-ordinate Bench titled as <a href="/doc/88370417/" id="a_12">Ankush Kumar @ Sonu
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v. State of Punjab</a> reported as 2018 (4) RCR (Criminal) 84; which
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was further challenged in the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide SLP
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(Criminal) Diary No.42609 of 2018 and the same was upheld.</span>
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_3"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="155324943" id="span_11">iii) Judgment of a Co-ordinate Bench in CRM-M-20177-2020 titled as
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<a href="/doc/155324943/" id="a_13">Narcotic Control Bureau v. Vipan Sood and another</a> and the same
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was upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated
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24.08.2021 in a Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)
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No.5852/2021.</span>
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</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_6"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="177690340" id="span_12">iv) Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal Appeal
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No.668 of 2020 titled as "<a href="/doc/177690340/" id="a_14">Amit Singh @ Moni v. Himachal
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Pradesh</a>.</span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_7"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="50401054" id="span_13">v) Judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal
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AppealNo.827 of 2021 titled as <a href="/doc/50401054/" id="a_15">Mukarram Hussain v. State of
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Rajasthan and another</a>.</span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_8"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="8920567" id="span_14">vi) Judgment of a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CRM-M 10343
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of 2021 titled as "<a href="/doc/8920567/" id="a_16">Ajay Kumar @ Nannu v. State of Punjab</a>".</span>
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_9"> Further, reliance has also been placed upon the judgment of a
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2015 titled as, Harpal Singh v. National Investigating Agency and
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another, dated 31.08.2021, wherein the Division Bench was pleased to
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grant suspension of sentence in a case where the recovery was of
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commercial quantity. It has been argued that in the said Division Bench
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judgment, it had been noticed that the grounds for regular bail stand on
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better footing than for suspension of sentence, which is after conviction.
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_10"> Notice of motion.
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<p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_11"> On advance notice, Mr. Praveen Bhadu, AAG, Haryana,
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appears and accepts notice on behalf of the State and stated that he is
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fully prepared to argue the matter and assist this Court. He has opposed
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the present petition for grant of regular bail to the petitioner and has
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submitted that the quantity recovered in the present case is a huge
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quantity and there are call details between the petitioner and co-accused
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Lakhmi. However, other averments and facts as stated by the learned
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counsel for the petitioner, have not been disputed by him.
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_12"> This Court has considered the arguments of learned counsel
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for the parties and perused the paper book.
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<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_13"> It is not in dispute that the petitioner was not named in the
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FIR and even the documents recovered from the Canter in question, are
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with respect to co-accused Ravi Kumar. The Canter, is neither owned nor
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was being driven by the petitioner nor it is the case of the prosecution that
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the petitioner was sitting/present in the Canter. The petitioner is neither
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stated to be the person who had purchased the Ganja from the State of
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Orissa nor the person who had sold the same. The only allegation against
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the petitioner, even as per his own disclosure statement (Annexure P-2),
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is that the petitioner was giving information with respect to safe passage
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for the said Canter while sitting in a Duster Car. The question i.e. as to
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whether when the petitioner was not even sitting in the Canter in
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question, the petitioner could be considered to be in conscious possession
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of the contraband, is a moot point, which would be decided during the
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course of trial. It is co-accused persons Lakhmi and Kuldeep, who have
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been stated to bring Ganja from the State of Orissa and it is co-accused
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Ravi Kumar, who was driving the Canter. Even, after the said disclosure
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statement has been recorded, no recovery has been effected from the
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petitioner. It is further not in dispute that the petitioner is not involved in
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any other case. The petitioner is stated to be in custody since 25.05.2021
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and there are as many as 28 witnesses, out of which, none have been
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examined as yet and, thus, the conclusion of the trial is likely to take
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time, moreso in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_14"> Learned counsel for the petitioner has also highlighted the
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fact that in various cases where recovery of commercial quantity was
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involved, the Hon'ble Supreme Court as well as this Court have, on the
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basis of arguable points in the bail application as well as by considering
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the period of custody and the merits of the case, granted bail/suspension
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of sentence. Some of the said judgments are being discussed hereinafter.
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<span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="78902633" id="span_19">In Criminal Appeal No.965 of 2021 titled as <a href="/doc/78902633/" id="a_17">Dheeren Kumar Jaina v.
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Union of India</a>, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a case where allegation in
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the chargesheet was with respect to 120 kg of contraband i.e. "ganja",
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thus, being of commercial quantity, was pleased to grant bail after setting
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aside the order of the High Court where the said application for grant of
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regular bail had been rejected.</span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_15"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="88370417" id="span_22">A co-ordinate Bench of this Court in a detailed judgment
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titled as <a href="/doc/88370417/" id="a_18">Ankush Kumar @ Sonu v. State of Punjab</a> reported as 2018 (4)
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+
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RCR (Criminal) 84, had considered the provision of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_19">Section 37</a> of the
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NDPS Act in extenso and had granted bail in a case which involved
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+
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commercial quantity. The relevant portion of <a href="/doc/88370417/" id="a_20">the said judgment</a> is
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reproduced as under:</span>
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</p>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_4"> " xxx--xxx--xxx
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But, so far as second part of <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_21">Section 37 (1) (b) (ii)</a>, i.e.
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+
regarding the satisfaction of the Court based on reasons to
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+
believe that the accused would not commit 'any offence' after
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+
coming out of the custody, is concerned, this Court finds that
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+
this is the requirement which is being insisted by the State,
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+
despite the same being irrational and being incomprehensible
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+
from any material on record. As held above, this Court
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+
cannot go into the future mental state of the mind of the
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+
petitioner as to what he would be, likely, doing after getting
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+
released on bail. Therefore, if this Court cannot record a
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| 547 |
+
reasonable satisfaction that the petitioner is not likely to
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| 548 |
+
commit 'any offence' or 'offence under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_22">NDPS Act</a>' after being
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| 549 |
+
released on bail, then this court, also, does not have any
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| 550 |
+
reasonable ground to be satisfied that the petitioner is likely
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| 551 |
+
to commit any offence after he is released on bail. Hence, this
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| 552 |
+
satisfaction of the Court in this regard is neutral qua future
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| 553 |
+
possible conduct of the petitioner."
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| 554 |
+
</blockquote>
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+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_16"> The Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No.42609 of
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2018 filed against the aforesaid judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench of
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this Court, was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.
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+
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+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_17"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="155324943" id="span_25">Further, vide order dated 25.02.2021 in CRM-M-20177-
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| 569 |
+
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| 570 |
+
2020, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court granted regular bail to an
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+
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+
accused who was involved in a case wherein recovery was of 3.8 kgs of
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| 573 |
+
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| 574 |
+
"charas" (commercial quantity) after being in custody for 1 year and 7
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| 575 |
+
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| 576 |
+
months. The said order was upheld by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide
|
| 577 |
+
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+
order dated 24.08.2021 in a Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.)
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+
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+
No.5852/2021 titled as "<a href="/doc/155324943/" id="a_23">Narcotic Control Bureau v. Vipan Sood and
|
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+
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+
another</a>".</span>
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+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_18"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="177690340" id="span_26">The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated
|
| 585 |
+
|
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+
12.10.2020 passed in Criminal Appeal No.668 of 2020 titled as "<a href="/doc/177690340/" id="a_24">Amit
|
| 587 |
+
|
| 588 |
+
Singh @ Moni v. Himachal Pradesh</a>" was pleased to grant regular bail in
|
| 589 |
+
|
| 590 |
+
a case involving 3 kg and 800 grams of "charas" primarily on the ground
|
| 591 |
+
|
| 592 |
+
of substantial custody and also, the fact that the trial would likely take
|
| 593 |
+
|
| 594 |
+
time to conclude.</span>
|
| 595 |
+
</p>
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| 596 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_19"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="50401054" id="span_27">In Criminal Appeal No.827 of 2021 titled as <a href="/doc/50401054/" id="a_25">Mukarram
|
| 597 |
+
|
| 598 |
+
Hussain v. State of Rajasthan and another</a>, the Hon'ble Apex Court vide
|
| 599 |
+
|
| 600 |
+
judgment dated 16.8.2021 was also pleased to grant bail wherein the
|
| 601 |
+
|
| 602 |
+
quantity of the contraband was commercial in nature.</span>
|
| 603 |
+
|
| 604 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_20"> A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CRM-M 10343 of 2021
|
| 605 |
+
|
| 606 |
+
titled as Ajay Kumar @ Nannu v. State of Punjaband other connected
|
| 607 |
+
|
| 608 |
+
matters, vide Order dated 31.03.2021, after taking into consideration the
|
| 609 |
+
|
| 610 |
+
stipulations of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_26">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, was pleased to grant regular
|
| 611 |
+
|
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+
|
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+
|
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+
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| 617 |
+
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| 618 |
+
bail in a case involving commercial quantity and a condition was imposed
|
| 619 |
+
|
| 620 |
+
on the petitioner therein while granting the said bail and the said
|
| 621 |
+
|
| 622 |
+
condition was incorporated in para 21 of the said judgment, which reads
|
| 623 |
+
|
| 624 |
+
as under:
|
| 625 |
+
</p>
|
| 626 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_5"> "21. However, the petitioners are granted regular bail subject
|
| 627 |
+
to the condition that they shall not commit any offence under
|
| 628 |
+
the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_27">NDPS Act</a> after their release on bail and in case of
|
| 629 |
+
commission of any such offence by them after their release on
|
| 630 |
+
bail, their bail in the present case shall also be liable to be
|
| 631 |
+
cancelled on application to be filed by the prosecution in this
|
| 632 |
+
regard."
|
| 633 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 634 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_21"> Further, a Division Bench of this Court vide judgment dated
|
| 635 |
+
|
| 636 |
+
31.08.2021 passed in CRM-8262-2021 in CRA-S-3721-SB of 2015 titled
|
| 637 |
+
|
| 638 |
+
as, Harpal Singh v. National Investigating Agency and another, granted
|
| 639 |
+
|
| 640 |
+
suspension of sentence in a case where the recovery was of commercial
|
| 641 |
+
|
| 642 |
+
quantity. In the abovementioned order, the Division Bench had taken into
|
| 643 |
+
|
| 644 |
+
consideration the right vested with an accused person/convict under
|
| 645 |
+
|
| 646 |
+
<a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_28">Article 21</a> of the Constitution of India with regard to speedy trial. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="57169485" id="span_30">Further,
|
| 647 |
+
|
| 648 |
+
the judgment of Hon'ble the Supreme Court in <a href="/doc/57169485/" id="a_29">State (NCT of Delhi) v.
|
| 649 |
+
|
| 650 |
+
Lokesh Chadha</a>; (2021) 5 SCC 724 was also taken into account and the
|
| 651 |
+
|
| 652 |
+
provisions of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_30">Section 37</a> of NDPS Act were considered and the sentence
|
| 653 |
+
|
| 654 |
+
of the applicant-appellant therein was suspended after primarily
|
| 655 |
+
|
| 656 |
+
considering the period of custody of the applicant-appellant therein and
|
| 657 |
+
|
| 658 |
+
also the fact that the appeal was not likely to be heard in near future.</span>
|
| 659 |
+
|
| 660 |
+
<span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="74048108" id="span_31"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="74048108" id="span_32">Reference in the order was also made to the Division Bench judgment of
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| 661 |
+
|
| 662 |
+
|
| 663 |
+
|
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+
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|
| 668 |
+
|
| 669 |
+
this Court in <a href="/doc/74048108/" id="a_31">Daler Singh v. State of Punjab</a>; 2007 (1) R.C.R. (Criminal)
|
| 670 |
+
|
| 671 |
+
316 and the view taken in <a href="/doc/74048108/" id="a_32">Daler Singh</a>'s case (supra) was reiterated and
|
| 672 |
+
|
| 673 |
+
followed. In the above said judgment, it was also noticed that the grounds
|
| 674 |
+
|
| 675 |
+
for regular bail stand on a better footing than that of suspension of
|
| 676 |
+
|
| 677 |
+
sentence which is after conviction. It is apparent that to meet the
|
| 678 |
+
|
| 679 |
+
requirement of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_33">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, various Courts have taken
|
| 680 |
+
|
| 681 |
+
into consideration the merits of the case and the period of custody and
|
| 682 |
+
|
| 683 |
+
where, in a case there are arguable points on merits and the custody is
|
| 684 |
+
|
| 685 |
+
also adequate, the Hon'ble Supreme as well as various High Courts have
|
| 686 |
+
|
| 687 |
+
granted bail even in cases involving commercial quantity. This Court is
|
| 688 |
+
|
| 689 |
+
of the opinion that in the present case, there are several arguable points
|
| 690 |
+
|
| 691 |
+
which have been raised by the learned counsel for the petitioner and the
|
| 692 |
+
|
| 693 |
+
petitioner has been in custody since 25.05.2021 and all the abovesaid
|
| 694 |
+
|
| 695 |
+
factors are sufficient to entitle the petitioner for the concession of regular
|
| 696 |
+
|
| 697 |
+
bail. Moreover, this Court proposes to impose such conditions that would
|
| 698 |
+
|
| 699 |
+
meet the object of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_34">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act.</span></span>
|
| 700 |
+
</p>
|
| 701 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_22"> Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the petitioner
|
| 702 |
+
|
| 703 |
+
is directed to be released on regular bail on his furnishing bail/surety
|
| 704 |
+
|
| 705 |
+
bonds to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court/Duty Magistrate and
|
| 706 |
+
|
| 707 |
+
subject to him not being required in any other case. The petitioner shall
|
| 708 |
+
|
| 709 |
+
also abide by the following conditions:-
|
| 710 |
+
</p>
|
| 711 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_6">1. The petitioner will not tamper with the evidence during the trial.
|
| 712 |
+
|
| 713 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_7">2. The petitioner will not pressurize / intimidate the prosecution
|
| 714 |
+
|
| 715 |
+
witness(s).
|
| 716 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 717 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_8">
|
| 718 |
+
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_9"> 10 of 11
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+
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| 723 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_10">3. The petitioner will appear before the trial Court on the date fixed,
|
| 724 |
+
|
| 725 |
+
unless personal presence is exempted.
|
| 726 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 727 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_11">4. The petitioner shall not commit an offence similar to the offence of
|
| 728 |
+
|
| 729 |
+
which he is accused of, or for commission of which he is suspected.
|
| 730 |
+
|
| 731 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_12">5. The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement,
|
| 732 |
+
|
| 733 |
+
threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the
|
| 734 |
+
|
| 735 |
+
case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the Court
|
| 736 |
+
|
| 737 |
+
or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence.
|
| 738 |
+
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| 739 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_23"> In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the
|
| 740 |
+
|
| 741 |
+
prosecution shall be at liberty to move an application for cancellation of
|
| 742 |
+
|
| 743 |
+
bail before this Court.
|
| 744 |
+
</p>
|
| 745 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_24"> However, nothing stated above shall be construed as a final
|
| 746 |
+
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| 747 |
+
expression of opinion on the merits of the case and the trial Court would
|
| 748 |
+
|
| 749 |
+
proceed independently of the observations made in the present case
|
| 750 |
+
|
| 751 |
+
which are only for the purpose of adjudicating the present bail
|
| 752 |
+
|
| 753 |
+
application.</p><pre id="pre_2">
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15.11.2021 (VIKAS BAHL)
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Pawan JUDGE
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Whether speaking/reasoned:- Yes/No
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Whether reportable:- Yes/No
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<pre id="pre_1"> IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA
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AT CHANDIGARH
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(1) CRM-M-12951-2020
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Date of decision: 09.04.2021
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Ashok Kumar .....Petitioner
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Versus
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State of Haryana .....Respondent
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(2) CRM-M-7998-2020
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Date of decision: 09.04.2021
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Danvir Singh .....Petitioner
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Versus
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State of Haryana .....Respondent
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(3) CRM-M-9957-2020
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Date of decision: 09.04.2021
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Bhim Singh .....Petitioner
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Versus
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State of Haryana .....Respondent
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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN KUMAR TYAGI
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Argued by : Mr. Sandeep Siwach, Advocate for
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Mr. D.D. Sharma, Advocate
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for the petitioner in CRM-M-12951-2020.
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Mr. Deepan Sharma, Advocate
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for the petitioner in CRM-7998-2020 and
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CRM-9957-2020.
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Mr. Ranvir Singh Arya, Addl. A.G., Haryana
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for the respondent-State.
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(Order pronounced through video Conferencing).
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****
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ARUN KUMAR TYAGI, J.
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</pre>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_1">1. Petitioner-Ashok Kumar has filed CRM-M-12951-2020,
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petitioner-Danvir Singh has filed CRM-M-7998-2020 and petitioner-
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Bhim Singh has filed CRM-M-9957-2020 under <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_1">Section 439</a> of the
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+
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, "the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_2">Cr.P.C</a>.') for grant of
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+
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regular bail in case FIR No.194 dated 27.07.2019 registered under
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+
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<a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_3">Section 20</a> of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,
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CRM-M-7998-2020
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CRM-M-9957-2020
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1985 (for short, "the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_4">NDPS Act</a>") at Police Station IMT Rohtak.
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_2">2. As per the prosecution version on 27.07.2019, the police
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party headed by ASI Pankaj was present in official vehicle for
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patrolling duty in the area of IMT Chowk, Rohtak. Secret information
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was received that accused Ashok Kumar (petitioner in CRM-M-12951-
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2020), Danvir Singh (petitioner in CRM-M-7998-2020) and Bhim
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Singh (petitioner in CRM-M-9957-2020), who were supplying
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intoxicants would come from Delhi to Rohtak in car No.HR-26-AD-
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5275 with huge quantity of intoxicants and if the vehicle was searched
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the same could be recovered. Intimation under <a href="/doc/1841395/" id="a_5">Section 42</a> of the NDPS
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Act was sent and written information was also sent through EHC
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Rakesh to Police Station IMT, Rohtak. ASI Pankaj also informed police
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officers about the said facts and started checking the vehicles coming
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from Delhi. Car No.HR-26-AD-5275 was stopped. Accused Bhim
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Singh was driving the car while accused Danvir was sitting on the co-
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driver seat and accused Ashok Kumar was sitting on the rear seat.
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Notice under <a href="/doc/961083/" id="a_6">Section 50</a> of the NDPS Act was served on them
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informing them about their right to search of car in the presence of
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Gazetted Officer or Magistrate but the above said accused persons
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consented to search by ASI Pankaj. ASI Pankaj searched the car and
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recovered two plastic bags from dicky of the car. On weighing, both the
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bags were found to contain ganja patti weighing 16 kilograms 100
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grams and 17 kilograms 400 grams respectively totaling 33 kilograms
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500 grams. The car and the ganja patti were taken into possession by
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the police. Written information was sent to the police station for
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CRM-M-7998-2020
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registration of the FIR with the request to send another investigating
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officer. The police arrested the petitioners and subsequently also
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arrested co-accused Dharmender in view of the disclosure statement of
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petitioner-Ashok Kumar and on completion of investigation charge-
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sheeted them to face trial.
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_3">3. The petitioners being in custody have filed the present
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petitions for grant of regular bail.
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<p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_4">4. The petitions have been contested by the respondent-State
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in terms of replies filed by way of affidavit of Narender Kumar, HPS,
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Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sampla, District Rohtak in CRM-M-
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12951-2020 and CRM-M-7998-2020. However, no reply has been filed
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by respondent-State in CRM-M-9957-2020.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_5">5. I have heard arguments addressed by learned Counsel for
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the petitioners and learned State Counsel and gone through the relevant
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record.
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_6">6. Learned Counsel for the petitioners have argued that the
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petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case and have
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nothing to do with the alleged offence. In the present case mandatory
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provisions of <a href="/doc/961083/" id="a_7">Section 50</a> of the NDPS Act have not been complied with.
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ASI Pankaj gave joint notice to the petitioners informing them about
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their right to search of the car in the presence of Gazetted Officer or
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Magistrate but alleging giving of consent by the petitioners to search of
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the car by him, himself conducted the search of the car. Giving of joint
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notice to the petitioners regarding their right to search of the car in the
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presence of Gazetted Officer or Magistrate and also subsequent search
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of the car by ASI Pankaj on the basis of alleged consent of the
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petitioners was violative of mandatory provisions of <a href="/doc/961083/" id="a_8">Section 50</a> of the
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NDPS Act which vitiates the recovery and investigation and the
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petitioners are entitled to grant of concession of regular bail on this
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ground. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="173720727" id="span_7"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="795643" id="span_8"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="155481249" id="span_9">In support of their arguments, learned Counsel for the
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petitioners have placed reliance on the observations in <a href="/doc/155481249/" id="a_9">State of
|
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Rajasthan Vs. Parmanand and another</a> : 2014(2) R.C.R. (Criminal)
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| 381 |
+
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40; <a href="/doc/795643/" id="a_10">State of Punjab Vs. Balbir Singh</a> : 1994(<a href="/doc/173720727/" id="a_11">1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 736
|
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| 384 |
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and Arif Khan @ Agha Khan Vs. State of Uttarakhand</a> : 2018(2)
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| 385 |
+
|
| 386 |
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R.C.R. (Criminal) 931.</span></span></span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_7">7. Learned Counsel for the petitioners have further argued
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that as per the definition of ganja given in <a href="/doc/1164980/" id="a_12">Section 2(iii)(b)</a> of the NDPS
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| 391 |
+
|
| 392 |
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Act the same comprises of flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis
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| 393 |
+
|
| 394 |
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plant excluding the seeds and leaves. In the FSL report, the contraband
|
| 395 |
+
|
| 396 |
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received in the sample parcel is mentioned to be greenish brown
|
| 397 |
+
|
| 398 |
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vegetative material having flowering/fruiting tops and seeds etc. The
|
| 399 |
+
|
| 400 |
+
contents of the bags allegedly recovered from possession of the
|
| 401 |
+
|
| 402 |
+
petitioners also included seeds and leaves of the cannabis. In the FSL
|
| 403 |
+
|
| 404 |
+
report the percentage of seeds and leaves was not mentioned. In view of
|
| 405 |
+
|
| 406 |
+
the same actual quantity of ganja could not be ascertained and the
|
| 407 |
+
|
| 408 |
+
actual weight of ganja contained in the bags allegedly recovered from
|
| 409 |
+
|
| 410 |
+
the petitioners cannot be said to be the same as determined by the
|
| 411 |
+
|
| 412 |
+
investigating officer and to fall in the category of commercial quantity
|
| 413 |
+
|
| 414 |
+
as the possibility of the same being much lower and falling in the
|
| 415 |
+
|
| 416 |
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category of non-commercial quantity could not be ruled out.
|
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+
|
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+
|
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Consequently, the petitioners cannot be said to be in conscious
|
| 427 |
+
|
| 428 |
+
possession of commercial quantity of ganja and the petitioners are
|
| 429 |
+
|
| 430 |
+
entitled to grant of bail on this ground. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="45410866" id="span_12"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="56476824" id="span_13">In support of their arguments,
|
| 431 |
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|
| 432 |
+
learned Counsel for the petitioners have placed reliance on the
|
| 433 |
+
|
| 434 |
+
observations in <a href="/doc/56476824/" id="a_13">Roshan Kumar Vs. State of Haryana</a> : 2019(3) R.C.R.
|
| 435 |
+
|
| 436 |
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(Criminal) 692; <a href="/doc/45410866/" id="a_14">Sudhir Vs. State of Haryana</a> : 2008(4) R.C.R.
|
| 437 |
+
|
| 438 |
+
(Criminal) 385 and Manu Kumar (Manukumar M) and others Vs.
|
| 439 |
+
|
| 440 |
+
State of Karnataka : 2018(1) DC (Narcotic) 434.</span></span>
|
| 441 |
+
|
| 442 |
+
</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_9">8. Learned Counsel for the petitioners have further argued
|
| 443 |
+
|
| 444 |
+
that ganja total weighing 33 kilograms 500 grams was allegedly
|
| 445 |
+
|
| 446 |
+
recovered from all the three petitioners and on apportionment none of
|
| 447 |
+
|
| 448 |
+
the petitioners can be said to be in conscious possession of ganja
|
| 449 |
+
|
| 450 |
+
weighing more than 20 kilograms falling in the category of commercial
|
| 451 |
+
|
| 452 |
+
quantity. All the three petitioners being in conscious possession of non-
|
| 453 |
+
|
| 454 |
+
commercial quantity of less than 20 kilograms of ganja are entitled to
|
| 455 |
+
|
| 456 |
+
grant of bail on this ground also. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="45410866" id="span_14">In support of this argument learned
|
| 457 |
+
|
| 458 |
+
Counsel for the petitioners have placed reliance on the observations in
|
| 459 |
+
|
| 460 |
+
<a href="/doc/45410866/" id="a_15">Sudhir Vs. State of Haryana</a> : 2008(4) R.C.R. (Criminal) 385.</span>
|
| 461 |
+
|
| 462 |
+
</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_10">9. Learned Counsel for the petitioners have further argued
|
| 463 |
+
|
| 464 |
+
that the petitioners are in custody since 27.07.2019. The Co-ordinate
|
| 465 |
+
|
| 466 |
+
Benches in similar cases have granted regular bail to the accused on the
|
| 467 |
+
|
| 468 |
+
basis of period of custody. Similarly placed co-accused Dharmender
|
| 469 |
+
|
| 470 |
+
has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order dated 21.08.2020.
|
| 471 |
+
|
| 472 |
+
The trial is likely to take long time due to restrictions imposed to
|
| 473 |
+
|
| 474 |
+
prevent the spread of Covid-19 and no useful purpose will be served by
|
| 475 |
+
|
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+
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|
| 484 |
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further detention of the petitioners in custody during trial. Therefore,
|
| 485 |
+
|
| 486 |
+
the petitioners may be granted regular bail.
|
| 487 |
+
</p>
|
| 488 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_11">10. On the other hand, learned State Counsel has argued that
|
| 489 |
+
|
| 490 |
+
recovery of ganja was made from dicky of the car in which the
|
| 491 |
+
|
| 492 |
+
petitioners were travelling together. The petitioners were in joint
|
| 493 |
+
|
| 494 |
+
conscious possession of commercial quantity of the contraband. The
|
| 495 |
+
|
| 496 |
+
petitioners cannot be said to be in possession of non-commercial
|
| 497 |
+
|
| 498 |
+
quantity of the contraband by applying the method of apportionment.
|
| 499 |
+
|
| 500 |
+
<a href="/doc/961083/" id="a_16">Section 50</a> of the NDPS applies to personal search and the same was
|
| 501 |
+
|
| 502 |
+
not applicable to search of the car and the recovery and investigation
|
| 503 |
+
|
| 504 |
+
are not vitiated on the ground of non-compliance with the same. As per
|
| 505 |
+
|
| 506 |
+
the FSL report the contraband recovered from the possession of the
|
| 507 |
+
|
| 508 |
+
petitioners was ganja and the total weight has to be taken into
|
| 509 |
+
|
| 510 |
+
consideration for determination of the quantity of the contraband.
|
| 511 |
+
|
| 512 |
+
Rigors of <a href="/doc/1241164/" id="a_17">Section 37(1)(b)</a> of the NDPS Act are applicable and regular
|
| 513 |
+
|
| 514 |
+
bail cannot be granted to the petitioners unless both the conditions
|
| 515 |
+
|
| 516 |
+
thereof are satisfied. In view of nature of accusation and gravity of the
|
| 517 |
+
|
| 518 |
+
offence, the petitioners do not deserve grant of regular bail. Therefore,
|
| 519 |
+
|
| 520 |
+
the petitions may be dismissed.
|
| 521 |
+
</p>
|
| 522 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_12">11. <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_18">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, which legislates the offences
|
| 523 |
+
|
| 524 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_19">NDPS Act</a> to be cognizable and non bailable and embodies
|
| 525 |
+
|
| 526 |
+
the limitations on grant of bail for the specified offences, reads as
|
| 527 |
+
|
| 528 |
+
under:-
|
| 529 |
+
</p>
|
| 530 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_1"> "37. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable. --
|
| 531 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_2"> (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_20">Code of
|
| 532 |
+
Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974),--
|
| 533 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_3"> (a) every offence punishable under this Act shall be
|
| 534 |
+
|
| 535 |
+
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|
| 539 |
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|
| 540 |
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|
| 541 |
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cognizable;
|
| 542 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_13"> (b) no person accused of an offence punishable for 3
|
| 543 |
+
[offences under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_21">section 19</a> or <a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_22">section 24</a> or <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_23">section 27A</a>
|
| 544 |
+
and also for offences involving commercial quantity] shall
|
| 545 |
+
be released on bail or on his own bond unless--
|
| 546 |
+
</p><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_14"> (i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to
|
| 547 |
+
oppose the application for such release, and
|
| 548 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_15"> (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application,
|
| 549 |
+
the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 550 |
+
believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is
|
| 551 |
+
not likely to commit any offence while on bail.
|
| 552 |
+
(2) The limitations on granting of bail specified in clause
|
| 553 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_16"> (b) of sub-section (1) are in addition to the limitations
|
| 554 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_24">Code of Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974)
|
| 555 |
+
or any other law for the time being in force on granting of
|
| 556 |
+
bail."
|
| 557 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_17">12. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="775230" id="span_19">In <a href="/doc/775230/" id="a_25">Union of India Vs. Rattan Mallik @ Habul</a> : (SC) :</span>
|
| 558 |
+
|
| 559 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_4">2009(1) R.C.R.(Criminal) 938 Hon'ble Supreme Court observed as
|
| 560 |
+
|
| 561 |
+
under:-
|
| 562 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_18"> "13. It is plain from a bare reading of the non-
|
| 563 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_19"> obstante clause in the Section and sub-section (2) thereof
|
| 564 |
+
that the power to grant bail to a person accused of having
|
| 565 |
+
committed offence under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_26">Narcotic Drugs And
|
| 566 |
+
Psychotropic Substances Act</a> is not only subject to the
|
| 567 |
+
limitations imposed under <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_27">Section 439</a> of the Code of
|
| 568 |
+
Criminal Procedure, 1973, it is also subject to the
|
| 569 |
+
restrictions placed by sub-clause (b) of sub-section (1) of
|
| 570 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_28">Section 37</a> of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
|
| 571 |
+
Substances Act. Apart from giving an opportunity to the
|
| 572 |
+
Public Prosecutor to oppose the application for such
|
| 573 |
+
release, the other twin conditions viz; (i) the satisfaction of
|
| 574 |
+
the Court that there are reasonable grounds for believing
|
| 575 |
+
that the accused is not guilty of the alleged offence; and
|
| 576 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_20"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="1648816" id="span_20">(ii) that he is not likely to commit any offence while on
|
| 577 |
+
bail, have to be satisfied. It is manifest that the conditions
|
| 578 |
+
are cumulative and not alternative. The satisfaction
|
| 579 |
+
contemplated regarding the accused being not guilty, has
|
| 580 |
+
to be based on "reasonable grounds". The expression
|
| 581 |
+
'reasonable grounds' has not been defined in the said Act
|
| 582 |
+
but means something more than prima facie grounds. It
|
| 583 |
+
connotes substantial probable causes for believing that the
|
| 584 |
+
accused is not guilty of the offence he is charged with. The
|
| 585 |
+
reasonable belief contemplated in turn points to existence
|
| 586 |
+
of such facts and circumstances as are sufficient in
|
| 587 |
+
themselves to justify satisfaction that the accused is not
|
| 588 |
+
|
| 589 |
+
|
| 590 |
+
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| 593 |
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| 595 |
+
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| 596 |
+
guilty of the alleged offence. [<a href="/doc/1648816/" id="a_29">Vide Union of India v. Shiv
|
| 597 |
+
Shanker Kesari</a>, 2007(4) RCR (Criminal) 186 : 2007(5)
|
| 598 |
+
RAJ 134 : (2007)7 SCC 798]. Thus, recording of
|
| 599 |
+
satisfaction on both the aspects, noted above, is sine qua
|
| 600 |
+
non for granting of bail under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_30">Narcotic Drugs And
|
| 601 |
+
Psychotropic Substances Act</a>."</span>
|
| 602 |
+
</p>
|
| 603 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_21"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="17960688" id="span_23"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="16657776" id="span_24">13. Exercise of power to grant bail is not only subject to
|
| 604 |
+
|
| 605 |
+
limitations contained under <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_31">section 439</a> of Cr.P.C., 1973 but is also
|
| 606 |
+
|
| 607 |
+
subject to limitations placed by <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_32">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act. No person
|
| 608 |
+
|
| 609 |
+
can be enlarged on bail for offences enumerated under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_33">Section 37</a> of the
|
| 610 |
+
|
| 611 |
+
NDPS Act unless twin conditions embodied therein are satisfied. The
|
| 612 |
+
|
| 613 |
+
finding mandated under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_34">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act in this regard is a
|
| 614 |
+
|
| 615 |
+
sine qua non for granting bail to the accused under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_35">NDPS Act</a>. (See
|
| 616 |
+
|
| 617 |
+
<a href="/doc/16657776/" id="a_36">Union of India Vs. Niyazuddin Sk., (SC</a>) : 2017(4) R.C.R.(Criminal)
|
| 618 |
+
|
| 619 |
+
644; <a href="/doc/17960688/" id="a_37">Satpal Singh Vs. State of Punjab (SC</a>) : 2018(5)
|
| 620 |
+
|
| 621 |
+
R.C.R.(Criminal) 152 and State of Kerala Vs. Rajesh (SC) : 2020 (1)
|
| 622 |
+
|
| 623 |
+
R.C.R.(Criminal) 818.</span></span> Hon'ble Supreme Court has also held in State of
|
| 624 |
+
|
| 625 |
+
Kerala Vs. Rajesh (SC) : 2020 (1) R.C.R.(Criminal) 818 that in the
|
| 626 |
+
|
| 627 |
+
matter of grant of bail in cases under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_38">NDPS Act</a> liberal approach is
|
| 628 |
+
|
| 629 |
+
uncalled for.
|
| 630 |
+
</p>
|
| 631 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_22">14. The facts and circumstances of the present case and
|
| 632 |
+
|
| 633 |
+
material on record have to be prima facie gone through for considering
|
| 634 |
+
|
| 635 |
+
as to whether the conditions laid down in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_39">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act
|
| 636 |
+
|
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+
are satisfied in the present case to entitle the petitioners to grant of
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regular bail.
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_23"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="173720727" id="span_25"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="795643" id="span_26"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="155481249" id="span_27">15. As per the prosecution version two bags containing ganja
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patti weighing 16 kilograms 100 grams and 17 kilograms 400 grams
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total weight 33 kilograms 500 grams were allegedly recovered from the
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dicky of the car in which the petitioners were travelling. Admittedly,
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joint notice informing the petitioners about their right to search of the
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car in the presence of Gazetted Officer or Magistrate was served on the
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petitioners and on the basis of their alleged consent search of the car
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was conducted by ASI Pankaj. There is no dispute with the proposition
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of law that the provisions of <a href="/doc/961083/" id="a_40">Section 50</a> of the NDPS Act are mandatory
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as held in <a href="/doc/155481249/" id="a_41">State of Rajasthan Vs. Parmanand and another</a> : 2014(2)
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R.C.R. (Criminal) 40; <a href="/doc/795643/" id="a_42">State of Punjab Vs. Balbir Singh</a> : 1994(<a href="/doc/173720727/" id="a_43">1)
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R.C.R. (Criminal) 736 and Arif Khan @ Agha Khan Vs. State of
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+
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Uttarakhand</a> : 2018(2) R.C.R. (Criminal) 931.</span></span></span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1988296" id="span_30">However, it is now well
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settled that <a href="/doc/961083/" id="a_44">Section 50</a> of the NDPS Act applies to case of personal
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search and does not apply to search of bag/briefcase/vehicle or
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premises as held in <a href="/doc/1988296/" id="a_45">State of Punjab Vs. Baljinder Singh</a> : AIR 2019
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+
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(SC) 5298.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="155481249" id="span_31">Therefore, search of the car by ASI Pankaj cannot be prima
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facie said to be violative of mandatory provisions of <a href="/doc/961083/" id="a_46">Section 50</a> of the
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+
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NDPS Act and the petitioners are not entitled to grant of regular bail on
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+
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+
the ground that recovery and investigation are thereby vitiated and the
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+
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observations in <a href="/doc/155481249/" id="a_47">State of Rajasthan Vs. Parmanand and another</a> :</span>
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+
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</p><blockquote id="blockquote_5"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="795643" id="span_32">2014(2) R.C.R. (Criminal) 40; <a href="/doc/795643/" id="a_48">State of Punjab Vs. Balbir Singh</a> :</span>
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+
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_6"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="173720727" id="span_33">1994(<a href="/doc/173720727/" id="a_49">1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 736 and Arif Khan @ Agha Khan Vs. State
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+
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of Uttarakhand</a> : 2018(2) R.C.R. (Criminal) 931 relied upon by
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+
learned Counsel for the petitioners are not applicable and are not of any
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+
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+
help to the petitioners so far as the question of grant of regular to them
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+
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+
is concerned.</span>
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+
</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_7">16. In the FSL report the contraband recovered was mentioned
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+
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+
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+
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+
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to be greenish brown vegetative material having flowering, fruiting
|
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+
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tops/seeds etc. and it was also mentioned therein that on analytical
|
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+
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+
techniques applied the tests were positive for the presence of
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+
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tetrahydrocannabidiol and cannabidiol; characteristics trichomes of
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+
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+
ganja were present; and tests were positive for presence of ganja in the
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+
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samples. <a href="/doc/1164980/" id="a_50">Section 2(iii)(b)</a> of the NDPS Act defines ganja as "the
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+
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+
flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant (excluding the seeds
|
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+
|
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+
and leaves when not accompanied by the tops), by whatever, name they
|
| 727 |
+
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+
may be known or designated". As per the definition of ganja contained
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+
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+
in <a href="/doc/1164980/" id="a_51">Section 2(iii)(b)</a> of the NDPS Act, the seeds and leaves are excluded
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+
|
| 732 |
+
from definition of ganja only when the same are not accompanied by
|
| 733 |
+
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+
the tops. No doubt in the present case the contraband recovered from
|
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+
|
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+
the petitioners included the seeds and leaves but the same were
|
| 737 |
+
|
| 738 |
+
accompanied by the flowering/fruiting tops of the cannabis plant.
|
| 739 |
+
|
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+
Therefore, in the present case prima facie seeds and leaves
|
| 741 |
+
|
| 742 |
+
accompanied by the flowering/fruiting tops of the cannabis plant would
|
| 743 |
+
|
| 744 |
+
fall in the definition of ganja and weight of the same would not be
|
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+
|
| 746 |
+
liable to be excluded from the total weight of the contraband recovered
|
| 747 |
+
|
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+
on the basis of definition of ganja. Therefore, the quantity of the
|
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+
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| 750 |
+
contraband allegedly recovered from the petitioners cannot be said to
|
| 751 |
+
|
| 752 |
+
fall in the category of non-commercial quantity on the ground of the
|
| 753 |
+
|
| 754 |
+
same being less than 20 kilograms by excluding assumed weight of
|
| 755 |
+
|
| 756 |
+
seeds and leaves and the petitioners are not entitled to grant of bail on
|
| 757 |
+
|
| 758 |
+
this ground. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="45410866" id="span_36"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="56476824" id="span_37">In these facts and circumstances of the case the
|
| 759 |
+
|
| 760 |
+
observations in <a href="/doc/56476824/" id="a_52">Roshan Kumar Vs. State of Haryana</a> : 2019(3) R.C.R.
|
| 761 |
+
|
| 762 |
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|
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|
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+
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|
| 771 |
+
|
| 772 |
+
(Criminal) 385 and Manu Kumar (Manukumar M) and others Vs.
|
| 773 |
+
|
| 774 |
+
State of Karnataka : 2018(1) DC (Narcotic) 434 relied upon by learned
|
| 775 |
+
|
| 776 |
+
Counsel for the petitioners are not of any help to the petitioners so far
|
| 777 |
+
|
| 778 |
+
as the question of grant of regular bail to the petitioners is concerned.</span></span>
|
| 779 |
+
|
| 780 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_25"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="45410866" id="span_40">17. Recovery of 33 kilograms 500 grams of ganja patti was
|
| 781 |
+
|
| 782 |
+
made from dicky of the car in which all the three petitioners were
|
| 783 |
+
|
| 784 |
+
travelling and prima facie the petitioners have to be considered to in
|
| 785 |
+
|
| 786 |
+
joint conscious possession of commercial quantity of the contraband
|
| 787 |
+
|
| 788 |
+
and in the absence of any statutory provision enabling apportionment in
|
| 789 |
+
|
| 790 |
+
such a case, the petitioners cannot be said to be in possession of non-
|
| 791 |
+
|
| 792 |
+
commercial quantity of the contraband by applying the method of such
|
| 793 |
+
|
| 794 |
+
apportionment. Consequently, general observations made by Co-
|
| 795 |
+
|
| 796 |
+
ordinate Bench of this Court in <a href="/doc/45410866/" id="a_54">Sudhir Vs. State of Haryana</a> : 2008(4)
|
| 797 |
+
|
| 798 |
+
R.C.R. (Criminal) 385 at the time of considering the question of grant
|
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+
|
| 800 |
+
of bail to accused not being of any precedential value are not of any
|
| 801 |
+
|
| 802 |
+
help to the petitioners.</span>
|
| 803 |
+
</p>
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| 804 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_26"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="45410866" id="span_41">18. Even though the petitioners are in custody since
|
| 805 |
+
|
| 806 |
+
27.07.2019 but mere length of period of custody is by itself no ground
|
| 807 |
+
|
| 808 |
+
for grant of bail in a case involving alleged commission of cognizable
|
| 809 |
+
|
| 810 |
+
and non-bailable offence under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_55">NDPS Act</a> as apart from limitations
|
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+
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| 812 |
+
embodied in the provisions of <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_56">Cr.P.C</a>., limitations enacted in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_57">Section 37</a>
|
| 813 |
+
|
| 814 |
+
of the NDPS Act apply and anticipatory or regular bail cannot be
|
| 815 |
+
|
| 816 |
+
granted to accused without recording findings as to satisfaction of the
|
| 817 |
+
|
| 818 |
+
conditions <a href="/doc/45410866/" id="a_58">laid down in</a> <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_59">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act.</span>
|
| 819 |
+
|
| 820 |
+
|
| 821 |
+
|
| 822 |
+
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+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_28"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1851011" id="span_44">19. So far as argument of learned Counsel for the petitioners
|
| 829 |
+
|
| 830 |
+
regarding grant of bail by the Co-ordinate Benches in similar cases on
|
| 831 |
+
|
| 832 |
+
the basis of period of custody is concerned, it may be observed that in
|
| 833 |
+
|
| 834 |
+
<a href="/doc/1851011/" id="a_60">Gajanand Aggarwal Vs. State of Orissa and others</a> : 2006(4) R.C.R.
|
| 835 |
+
|
| 836 |
+
(Criminal) 311 it was held by Hon'ble Supreme Court that orders of
|
| 837 |
+
|
| 838 |
+
bail are not necessarily orders of any precedent value. Orders passed by
|
| 839 |
+
|
| 840 |
+
Co-ordinate Benches where provisions of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_61">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act
|
| 841 |
+
|
| 842 |
+
were not referred to and findings as to satisfaction of the conditions
|
| 843 |
+
|
| 844 |
+
thereof were not given will not have any binding or even persuasive
|
| 845 |
+
|
| 846 |
+
value so far as the question of grant of regular bail to the petitioners is
|
| 847 |
+
|
| 848 |
+
concerned and will not be of any help to the petitioners.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="17960688" id="span_45"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="16657776" id="span_46">For judicial
|
| 849 |
+
|
| 850 |
+
precedents in this regard reference, at the cost of repetition, may be
|
| 851 |
+
|
| 852 |
+
made to <a href="/doc/16657776/" id="a_62">Union of India Vs. Niyazuddin Sk., (SC</a>) : 2017(4)
|
| 853 |
+
|
| 854 |
+
R.C.R.(Criminal) 644; <a href="/doc/17960688/" id="a_63">Satpal Singh Vs. State of Punjab (SC</a>) :</span></span>
|
| 855 |
+
|
| 856 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_8">2018(5) R.C.R.(Criminal) 152 and State of Kerala Vs. Rajesh (SC) :
|
| 857 |
+
|
| 858 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_9">2020 (1) R.C.R.(Criminal) 818).
|
| 859 |
+
|
| 860 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_29">20. In the present case prima facie there is no reasonable
|
| 861 |
+
|
| 862 |
+
ground for believing that the petitioners have not committed the alleged
|
| 863 |
+
|
| 864 |
+
offence. Admittedly, the petitioners are not involved in any other case
|
| 865 |
+
|
| 866 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_64">NDPS Act</a> and in view of their antecedents there is
|
| 867 |
+
|
| 868 |
+
reasonable ground for believing that they would not commit any
|
| 869 |
+
|
| 870 |
+
offence under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_65">NDPS Act</a> in future. However, in the present case
|
| 871 |
+
|
| 872 |
+
first condition laid down in <a href="/doc/1241164/" id="a_66">Section 37(1)(b)</a> of the NDPS Act as to
|
| 873 |
+
|
| 874 |
+
there being reasonable ground for believing that the petitioners have
|
| 875 |
+
|
| 876 |
+
not committed the alleged offence is not satisfied. Therefore, the
|
| 877 |
+
|
| 878 |
+
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| 879 |
+
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+
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|
| 886 |
+
petitioners are not entitled to grant of regular bail in view of the
|
| 887 |
+
|
| 888 |
+
limitations contained in <a href="/doc/1241164/" id="a_67">Section 37(1)(b)</a> of the NDPS Act.
|
| 889 |
+
|
| 890 |
+
</p><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_30">21. So far as the question of parity with co-accused
|
| 891 |
+
|
| 892 |
+
Dharmender, who has been granted regular bail by this Court vide order
|
| 893 |
+
|
| 894 |
+
dated 21.08.2020 is concerned, it is pertinent to observe that he was not
|
| 895 |
+
|
| 896 |
+
present on the spot, no recovery was made from him and he was
|
| 897 |
+
|
| 898 |
+
arrested on the basis of disclosure statement of petitioner-Ashok Kumar
|
| 899 |
+
|
| 900 |
+
naming him as the supplier of the contraband.
|
| 901 |
+
</p>
|
| 902 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_31">22. In view of the above discussion, I am of the considered
|
| 903 |
+
|
| 904 |
+
view that the petitioners do not deserve grant of regular bail and the
|
| 905 |
+
|
| 906 |
+
petitions are liable to be dismissed.
|
| 907 |
+
</p>
|
| 908 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_32">23. Accordingly, the petitions for grant of regular bail to the
|
| 909 |
+
|
| 910 |
+
petitioners are hereby dismissed.
|
| 911 |
+
</p>
|
| 912 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_33"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="99075271" id="span_49">24. However, in view of the facts and circumstances of the
|
| 913 |
+
|
| 914 |
+
case and observations made by Hon'ble Supreme Court in <a href="/doc/99075271/" id="a_68">Doongar
|
| 915 |
+
|
| 916 |
+
Singh Vs. State of Rajasthan</a> 2018 (1) RCR Criminal 256, State of
|
| 917 |
+
|
| 918 |
+
U.P. Vs. Shambhu Nath Singh and others, 2001 (2) R.C.R.
|
| 919 |
+
|
| 920 |
+
(Criminal) 390, Hussain and another Vs. Union of India 2017(2)
|
| 921 |
+
|
| 922 |
+
RCR Criminal 312 and Thana Singh Vs. Central Bureau of Narcotics
|
| 923 |
+
|
| 924 |
+
2013(1) R.C.R(Criminal) 861, the trial Court is directed to expedite
|
| 925 |
+
|
| 926 |
+
trial and conclude prosecution evidence expeditiously preferably within
|
| 927 |
+
|
| 928 |
+
a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order by
|
| 929 |
+
|
| 930 |
+
conducting trial on day to day basis as far as possible and by allocating
|
| 931 |
+
|
| 932 |
+
block of dates for the trial as directed by Hon'ble Supreme Court and by
|
| 933 |
+
|
| 934 |
+
issuing coercive process for securing presence of the witnesses, if so
|
| 935 |
+
|
| 936 |
+
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| 937 |
+
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+
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+
required.</span>
|
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+
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+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_34">25. In case of non-appearance of any of the prosecution
|
| 947 |
+
|
| 948 |
+
witnesses, the trial Court shall take appropriate action against the
|
| 949 |
+
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| 950 |
+
concerned prosecution witness absenting without any lawful excuse by
|
| 951 |
+
|
| 952 |
+
filing complaint under <a href="/doc/456664/" id="a_69">Section 174</a> of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 or
|
| 953 |
+
|
| 954 |
+
taking proceedings under <a href="/doc/1721335/" id="a_70">Section 350</a> of the Cr.P.C. against him.
|
| 955 |
+
|
| 956 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_35">26. A copy of this order be sent to the trial Court concerned for
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| 957 |
+
|
| 958 |
+
requisite compliance.</p><pre id="pre_2">
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| 959 |
+
|
| 960 |
+
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Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No.1943 of 2023
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</pre><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_1">1. Heard Sri Jaideep Narain Mathur, learned Senior Advocate, assisted by Sri Ritwick Rai, Sri Rajiv Shaker Bhatnagar, Sri Birendra Kumar Mishra, Sri Anshuman Mohit Chaturvedi, Sri Agni Sen, Sri Vaibhav Tiwari and Sri Aviral Rai, learned counsel for the applicant as well as Sri Rohit Tripathi, learned counsel for the Enforcement Directorate.
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_3">3. As per learned counsel for the applicant, the present applicant is in jail since 10.01.2023 in Sessions Case No.2791 of 2022, arising out of ECIR No.ECIR/04/PMLA/LZO/2012, under <a href="/doc/1283441/" id="a_1">Sections 3</a> & <a href="/doc/1182345/" id="a_2">4</a> of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002, currently pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, PMLA, Lucknow.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_4">4. Brief facts of the case are that the present case pertains to the National Rural Health Mission (hereinafter referred to as "NRHM") in the State of U.P., which was floated on the joint efforts of the Central Government and State Government. One M/s. Jagran Solutions was established in the year 2005 as a unit of Jagran Prakashan Ltd. (for short "JPL"). Jagran Solutions is a reputed concern involved in business activities of brand activation, Meetings Incentives Conferences and Events (for short "M.I.C.E"), retail & ISP, Rural Marketing and Activation Consulting. Jagran Solutions has so far executed more than 4500 projects with total turn-over of over Rs.500 Crores and has to its credit, 63 National-level and 76 International-level Awards.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_5">5. The Applicant joined Jagran Solutions in the year 2007 as Senior Accounts Manager and is presently working as the business head of Jagran Solutions. As a part of his official duties, the applicant undertook business development and client servicing for Jagran Solutions.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_6">6. The Director General, Family Welfare, U.P., published an advertisement seeking private bidders to operate MMUs in selected districts of U.P. for a period of three years. Jagran Solutions submitted a proposal for providing MMUs in all 15 districts as advertised in the Request For Proposal (for short "RFP"). The financial proposal submitted by Jagran Solutions quoted a composite price (Capital Expenditure plus Recurring Expenditure) of INR 1,36,97,098/- as the cost per MMU. The financial proposals of Jagran Solutions were approved and the Firm entered into four different agreements with the Director General, Family Welfare. On the complaint of huge bungling, fraud and forgery in the issue relating to the NRHM, the matter was referred to the CBI and CBI registered preliminary enquiry on 19.11.2011 pursuant to the order being passed by the High Court in Writ Petitions No.3611 (MB) of 2011, 3301 (MB) of 2011 and 2647 (MB) of 2011, dated 15.11.2011. Pursuant to the report of preliminary enquiry, CBI registered FIR No.RC 04(A)/2012, SCU-V/SC-II, New Delhi (FIR) on 05.02.2012, inter alia, against M/s. Jagran Solutions, under <a href="/doc/1436241/" id="a_3">Section 420</a> IPC, <a href="/doc/1686268/" id="a_4">Sections 13(2)</a> r/w <a href="/doc/178303/" id="a_5">Section 13(1)(d)</a> of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as "<a href="/doc/1331755/" id="a_6">PC Act</a>".
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_8">8. Notably, after some litigations at the High Court and the Apex Court, the present applicant was sent to the judicial custody on 03.07.2014 by the Special Judge, P.C. Act in relation to the predicate offence due to his non-appearance in the court on the date fixed owing to death of the father of the applicant. However, his counsel was duly appeared before the learned trial court. Thereafter, vide order dated 28.08.2015 passed in Criminal Misc. Second Bail Application No.934 of 2015 (Annexure No.11), the present applicant was granted bail by this Court. In the aforesaid order dated 28.08.2015, this Court has observed that the applicant has throughout cooperated in the investigation, has not absconded and there is no likelihood of tampering with the evidence by the applicant. This Court further directed the applicant to deposit a sum of Rs.4.89 Crores, the alleged misappropriated amount before the learned trial court. The applicant has deposited the aforesaid amount of Rs.4.89 Crores in compliance of the order dated 28.08.2015.
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_9">9. Since the Enforcement Directorate (hereinafter referred to as "E.D.") was continuing with its investigation under the <a href="/doc/1697463/" id="a_7">Prevention of Money-Laundering Act, 2002</a> (hereinafter referred to as "PMLA") in furtherance of ECIR, the applicant duly cooperated in the investigation and his statement was recorded by the E.D. under <a href="/doc/1395568/" id="a_8">Section 50</a> of PMLA on 23.12.2016 and 10.06.2019. Since the present applicant was properly cooperating in the investigation, therefore, he was not arrested by the E.D. under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_9">Section 19</a> of the PMLA during the course of the investigation.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_10">10. After more than 10 years from the registration of ECIR, the E.D. on 05.12.2022 filed a prosecution complaint under <a href="/doc/1852805/" id="a_10">Section 44</a> read with <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_11">Section 45</a> of the PMLA, inter alia, making the present applicant and JPL as accused no.3 & 4 therein. The Special Judge, PMLA took cognizance of the prosecution complaint on 17.12.2022 and issued summons on 22.12.2022 to the applicant for appearance on 10.01.2023, however, no proper service of summons was effected on the applicant and only a constructive service was effected. Learned Senior Advocate has stated that no property of the applicant or JPL has been attached by the E.D.
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_11">11. On 22.12.2022, summons have been issued against the applicant. Learned Senior Advocate has stated that the aforesaid summons issued to the applicant did not contain copy of the prosecution complaint filed by the E.D., copy of statements and relevant documents of the complaint, which is a clear cut violation of <a href="/doc/1997077/" id="a_12">Sections 204 (3)</a> & <a href="/doc/206665/" id="a_13">208</a> Cr.P.C. For the convenience, <a href="/doc/1997077/" id="a_14">Sections 204 (3)</a> & <a href="/doc/206665/" id="a_15">208</a> Cr.P.C. are being reproduced herein below:-
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<blockquote id="blockquote_1"> "204. (3) In a proceeding instituted upon a complaint made in writing, every summons or warrant issued under sub- section (1) shall be accompanied by a copy of such complaint.
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<blockquote id="blockquote_2"> 208. Supply of copies of statements and documents to accused in other cases triable by Court of Session. Where, in a case instituted otherwise than on a police report, it appears to the Magistrate issuing process under section 204 that the offence is triable exclusively by the Court of Session, the Magistrate shall without delay furnish to the accused, free of cost, a copy of each of the following:-
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<blockquote id="blockquote_3"> (i) the statements recorded under section 200 or section 202, of all persons examined by the Magistrate;
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_13"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="7148380" id="span_1">13. Sri Mathur has stated that the aforesaid fact has been admitted in the counter affidavit in para-37 thereof indicating that while proceedings were being conducted, the accused or his counsel never asked for the copies, however, the E.D. is always willing to provide copies of the documents to the accused-applicant and those copies can be collected from the office of E.D. As per Sri Mathur, despite the summons having not been served upon the applicant, he came to know the date, therefore, he appeared before the learned trial court on 10.01.2023 where he has been taken into custody. Admittedly, copies of the complaint and other relevant documents have not been provided to the applicant or his counsel. On the same date, the application for bail was pressed on behalf of the applicant; on that, learned counsel for the E.D. prayed time to file objection, therefore, the applicant pressed ad-interim bail apprising that the present applicant has not been arrested by the E.D. under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_16">Section 19</a> of the PMLA, he cooperated in the investigation, he never flouted the process of law and he further undertakes to cooperate with the proceedings, therefore, in the light of the dictum of the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/7148380/" id="a_17">Satender Kumar Antil Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation & Another</a>, (2022) 10 SCC 51, he may be given ad-interim bail but his ad-interim bail application was rejected by the learned trial court on 10.01.2023 and the applicant was sent to the judicial custody fixing the date as 18.01.2023. The regular bail application of the present applicant was rejected by the learned trial court on 24.01.2023 by observing that the twin conditions of <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_18">Section 45</a> of PMLA are necessary and those conditions are not satisfied, therefore, the applicant is not entitled for bail.</span>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_14"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="165846402" id="span_2">14. Sri Jaideep Narain Mathur, learned Senior Advocate, has submitted that the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/165846402/" id="a_19">Aman Preet Singh vs. C.B.I. Through Director</a>, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 941, has held that if during investigation, the accused has cooperated in the investigation and has not been arrested by the Investigating Agency, merely because charge sheet has been filed, he should not be arrested. He has referred paragraphs 10, 11 & 12 of the aforesaid judgment, which are as under:-</span>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_7"> "10. A reading of the aforesaid shows that it is the guiding principle for a Magistrate while exercising powers under <a href="/doc/1367808/" id="a_20">Section 170</a>, Cr.P.C. which had been set out. The Magistrate or the Court empowered to take cognizance or try the accused has to accept the charge sheet forthwith and proceed in accordance with the procedure laid down under <a href="/doc/1412034/" id="a_21">Section 173</a>, Cr.P.C. It has been rightly observed that in such a case the Magistrate or the Court is required to invariably issue a process of summons and not warrant of arrest. In case he seeks to exercise the discretion of issuing warrants of arrest, he is required to record the reasons as contemplated under <a href="/doc/449333/" id="a_22">Section 87</a>, Cr.P.C. that the accused has either been absconding or shall not obey the summons or has refused to appear despite proof of due service of summons upon him. In fact the observations in Sub-para (iii) above by the High Court are in the nature of caution.
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<blockquote id="blockquote_8">11. Insofar as the present case is concerned and the general principles under <a href="/doc/1367808/" id="a_23">Section 170</a> Cr.P.C., the most apposite observations are in sub-para (v) of the High Court judgment in the context of an accused in a non-bailable offence whose custody was not required during the period of investigation. In such a scenario, it is appropriate that the accused is released on bail as the circumstances of his having not been arrested during investigation or not being produced in custody is itself sufficient to entitle him to be released on bail. The rationale has been succinctly set out that if a person has been enlarged and free for many years and has not even been arrested during investigation, to suddenly direct his arrest and to be incarcerated merely because charge sheet has been filed would be contrary to the governing principles for grant of bail. We could not agree more with this.
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<blockquote id="blockquote_9"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="10745621" id="span_3">12. If we may say, the observation hereinabove would supplement our observations made in <a href="/doc/10745621/" id="a_24">Siddharth v. State of Uttar Pradesh</a>, 2021 SCC OnLine SC 615 and must be read together with that judgment.</span>
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</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_15"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="7148380" id="span_4">15. Sri Mathur has further drawn attention of this Court towards the dictum of the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/7148380/" id="a_25">Satender Kumar Antil</a> (supra) referring para-2 where three categories have been indicated for applying the judgment; para-2 reads as under:-</span>
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</p>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_10"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="155274324" id="span_5">"2. After allowing the application for intervention, an appropriate order was passed on 7-10-2021 [<a href="/doc/155274324/" id="a_26">Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI</a>, (2021) 10 SCC 773 : (2022) 1 SCC (Cri) 153] .</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="155274324" id="span_6"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="7148380" id="span_7">The same is reproduced as under : (<a href="/doc/7148380/" id="a_27">Satender Kumar Antil</a> case [<a href="/doc/155274324/" id="a_28">Satender Kumar Antil v. CBI</a>, (2021) 10 SCC 773 : (2022) 1 SCC (Cri) 153] , SCC pp. 774-76, paras 2-11)
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"2. We have been provided assistance both by Mr S.V. Raju, learned Additional Solicitor General and Mr Sidharth Luthra, learned Senior Counsel and there is broad unanimity in terms of the suggestions made by the learned ASG. In terms of the suggestions, the offences have been categorised and guidelines are sought to be laid down for grant of bail, without fettering the discretion of the courts concerned and keeping in mind the statutory provisions.</span></span>
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_11"> 3. We are inclined to accept the guidelines and make them a part of the order of the Court for the benefit of the courts below. The guidelines are as under:
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</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_12">''Categories/Types of Offences
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(A) Offences punishable with imprisonment of 7 years or less not falling in Categories B & D.
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(B) Offences punishable with death, imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for more than 7 years.
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(C) Offences punishable under Special Acts containing stringent provisions for bail like NDPS (<a href="/doc/298811/" id="a_29">Section 37</a>), PMLA (<a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_30">Section 45</a>), UAPA [Section 43-D(5)], <a href="/doc/1353758/" id="a_31">Companies Act</a>, [Section 212(6)], etc.
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(D) Economic offences not covered by Special Acts.
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</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="Section" id="p_16">REQUISITE CONDITIONS
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(1) Not arrested during investigation.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_17"> (2) Cooperated throughout in the investigation including appearing before investigating officer whenever called.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_18"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="181310747" id="span_8">(No need to forward such an accused along with the charge-sheet (<a href="/doc/181310747/" id="a_32">Siddharth v. State of U.P. [Siddharth</a> v. State of U.P., (2022) 1 SCC 676 : (2022) 1 SCC (Cri) 423])
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+
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CATEGORY A
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After filing of charge-sheet/complaint taking of cognizance</span>
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_19"> (a) Ordinary summons at the 1st instance/including permitting appearance through lawyer.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_20"> (b) If such an accused does not appear despite service of summons, then bailable warrant for physical appearance may be issued.
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+
</p>
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| 305 |
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<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_21"> (c) NBW on failure to appear despite issuance of bailable warrant.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_22"> (d) NBW may be cancelled or converted into a bailable warrant/summons without insisting physical appearance of the accused, if such an application is moved on behalf of the accused before execution of the NBW on an undertaking of the accused to appear physically on the next date/s of hearing.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_23"> (e) Bail applications of such accused on appearance may be decided without the accused being taken in physical custody or by granting interim bail till the bail application is decided.
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</p>
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| 311 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_24">CATEGORIES B/D
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+
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| 313 |
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On appearance of the accused in court pursuant to process issued bail application to be decided on merits.
|
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</p>
|
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+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_25">CATEGORY C
|
| 316 |
+
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Same as Categories B and D with the additional condition of compliance of the provisions of Bail under NDPS (<a href="/doc/298811/" id="a_33">Section 37</a>), <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_34">Section 45</a> of the PMLA, <a href="/doc/181588/" id="a_35">Section 212(6)</a> of the Companies Act, Section 43-D(5) of the UAPA, POSCO, etc.'
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| 318 |
+
|
| 319 |
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_26"> 4. Needless to say that Category A deals with both police cases and complaint cases.
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| 320 |
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</p>
|
| 321 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_27"> 5. The trial courts and the High Courts will keep in mind the aforesaid guidelines while considering bail applications. The caveat which has been put by the learned ASG is that where the accused have not cooperated in the investigation nor appeared before the investigating officers, nor answered summons when the court feels that judicial custody of the accused is necessary for the completion of the trial, where further investigation including a possible recovery is needed, the aforesaid approach cannot give them benefit, something we agree with.
|
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+
</p>
|
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_28"> 6. We may also notice an aspect submitted by Mr Luthra that while issuing notice to consider bail, the trial court is not precluded from granting interim bail taking into consideration the conduct of the accused during the investigation which has not warranted arrest. On this aspect also we would give our imprimatur and naturally the bail application to be ultimately considered, would be guided by the statutory provisions.
|
| 324 |
+
</p>
|
| 325 |
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_29"> 7. The suggestions of the learned ASG which we have adopted have categorised a separate set of offences as "economic offences" not covered by the special Acts. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1563495" id="span_9">In this behalf, suffice to say on the submission of Mr Luthra that this Court in <a href="/doc/1563495/" id="a_36">Sanjay Chandra v. CBI [Sanjay Chandra</a> v. CBI, (2012) 1 SCC 40 : (2012) 1 SCC (Cri) 26 : (2012) 2 SCC (L&S) 397] has observed in para 39 that in determining whether to grant bail both aspects have to be taken into account:</span>
|
| 326 |
+
</p>
|
| 327 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_13"> (a) seriousness of the charge, and
|
| 328 |
+
|
| 329 |
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_14"> (b) severity of punishment.
|
| 330 |
+
</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_30">Thus, it is not as if economic offences are completely taken out of the aforesaid guidelines but do form a different nature of offences and thus the seriousness of the charge has to be taken into account but simultaneously, the severity of the punishment imposed by the statute would also be a factor.
|
| 332 |
+
</p>
|
| 333 |
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<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_31"> 8. We appreciate the assistance given by the learned counsel and the positive approach adopted by the learned ASG.
|
| 334 |
+
</p>
|
| 335 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_32"> 9. The SLP stands disposed of and the matter need not be listed further.
|
| 336 |
+
</p>
|
| 337 |
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_33"> 10. A copy of this order be circulated to the Registrars of the different High Courts to be further circulated to the trial courts so that the unnecessary bail matters do not come up to this Court.
|
| 338 |
+
</p>
|
| 339 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_34"> 11. This is the only purpose for which we have issued these guidelines, but they are not fettered on the powers of the courts."
|
| 340 |
+
</p>
|
| 341 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_35">16. Sri Mathur has stated that the present case is relating to the category ''C', which has been dealt in para-86 of the judgment, which reads as under:-
|
| 342 |
+
</p>
|
| 343 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_15">"Special Acts (Category C)
|
| 344 |
+
|
| 345 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_16"> 86. Now we shall come to Category C. We do not wish to deal with individual enactments as each special Act has got an objective behind it, followed by the rigour imposed. The general principle governing delay would apply to these categories also. To make it clear, the provision contained in Section 436-A of the Code would apply to the Special Acts also in the absence of any specific provision. For example, the rigour as provided under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_37">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act would not come in the way in such a case as we are dealing with the liberty of a person. We do feel that more the rigour, the quicker the adjudication ought to be. After all, in these types of cases number of witnesses would be very less and there may not be any justification for prolonging the trial. Perhaps there is a need to comply with the directions of this Court to expedite the process and also a stricter compliance of Section 309 of the Code."
|
| 346 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 347 |
+
|
| 348 |
+
|
| 349 |
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_36"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="184371152" id="span_10">17. Sri Mathur has also drawn attention of this Court towards the judgment and order dated 09.01.2023 passed by the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/184371152/" id="a_38">Katar Singh Vs. Directorate of Enforcement, Petition</a>(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s).12635 of 2022, to submit that the Apex Court protected the liberty of that accused considering the fact that the Investigating Agency did not arrest the accused under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_39">Section 19</a> of the PMLA when investigation begins. For the convenience, the order dated 09.01.2023 reads as under:-</span>
|
| 350 |
+
</p>
|
| 351 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_17"> "Applications for exemption from filing documents/facts/annexures and exemption from filing O.T. are allowed.
|
| 352 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 353 |
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<blockquote id="blockquote_18"> Learned counsel for the petitioners submit that the petitioners have already suffered pre trial custody for more than four years in respect of the scheduled offence, the investigating agency did not arrest the petitioners under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_40">Section 19</a> PMLA when investigation begins, that they are senior citizens of approximately 66,70, 68 and 67 years of age respectively and properties of petitioners in SLP (Crl.) Nos. 12635/2022 and 12615/2022 have even attached worth Rs. 8,00,000/- and Rs. 5,50,000/- and petitioners in SLP (Crl.) Nos. 12646/2022 and 12919/2022 have deposited the alleged amount of Rs. 11,88,000/- and 50,00,000/- in the respective matters. It is further submitted that the total period of incarceration in case of conviction is only seven years and <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_41">Section 45</a> PMLA will not be applicable as it is pre-amendment.
|
| 354 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 355 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_19"> Issue notice.
|
| 356 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 357 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_20"> In the meantime, the petitioners be not arrested but shall continue to cooperate with further investigation."
|
| 358 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 359 |
+
|
| 360 |
+
|
| 361 |
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<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_37"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="15639169" id="span_11">18. Sri Mathur has also referred the judgment of the High Court of Delhi in re; <a href="/doc/15639169/" id="a_42">Rana Kapoor Vs. Directorate of Enforcement</a>, 2022 SCC OnLine Del 4065, to submit that in more or less in similar facts and circumstances, the Delhi High Court has granted bail to the accused persons. The ratio of the judgment has been indicated in paras 33 & 34, which reads as under:-</span>
|
| 362 |
+
</p>
|
| 363 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_21"> "33. The applicant was not implicated in FIR bearing RC No.2232021A0005 registered by CBI. The applicant was implicated in present criminal complaint filed by the respondent/ED and arrayed as accused no 2. The investigating officer consciously did not arrest the applicant. The applicant participated in investigation as his three statements under <a href="/doc/1395568/" id="a_43">section 50</a> PMLA were recorded. The respondent also did not allege that the applicant neither participated nor cooperated in investigation. The concerned Special Court after taking cognizance on present criminal complaint ordered for summoning of the accused persons including the applicant. The investigating officer even after filing of present complaint did not apply for custody of the applicant. The co-accused Gautam Thapar was arrested consciously by the investigating officer during investigation and was denied bail by the Special Court and High Court and as such the applicant is standing on different footing from co-accused Gautam Thapar. The applicant was taken into custody due to dismissal of bail application vide order dated 20.01.2022 passed by the court of Sh. Sanjeev Aggarwal, Special Judge (PC Act)(CBI)-02 Rouse Avenue District Court, New Delhi. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="15639169" id="span_12">The applicant primarily not seeking bail on merit but on basis of observation made by the Supreme Court in para no 65 of Satinder Kumar Antil decision and as such applicant is not required to pass the test of <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_44">section 45</a> PMLA. The conditions as per <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_45">section 45</a> PMLA would be applicable, had the applicant filed an application either under section 439 of the Code after arrest during investigation or under section 438 of the Code apprehending his arrest during investigation. As mentioned in present criminal complaint filed by the respondent, the applicant was not arrested during investigation by the investigating agency. There is legal force in argument advanced by the learned Senior Counsel of the applicant that applicant is entitled to bail in view of observations/legal proposition as <a href="/doc/15639169/" id="a_46">laid down by</a> the Supreme Court in Satinder Kumar Antil. It is not mandate of section 170 of the Code that if the accused is not taken into custody or arrested during investigation can be arrested or taken into custody after appearance in court post summoning order particularly when neither investigation agency nor prosecution agency sought arrest of accused.</span>
|
| 364 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 365 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_22"> 34. The arguments advanced by the learned Special Counsel for the respondent that the applicant has misinterpreted para no 65 of Satinder Kumar Antil is misplaced. There is no force in argument advanced by the learned Special Counsel for the respondent that the applicant before grant of bail required to pass test of 45 of PMLA. The position would have been different, had the applicant arrested during investigation. The investigating agency as mentioned hereinabove consciously preferred not to arrest the applicant during investigation or post filing of charge sheet. The arguments advanced and case law relied on by the Special Counsel for the respondent are considered in right perspective to the given facts and circumstances but they do not provide much legal help to the respondent in opposing present bail application."
|
| 366 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 367 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_38"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="7148380" id="span_13"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="165846402" id="span_14">19. Therefore, to sum up, Sri Mathur, learned Senior Advocate, has submitted that while granting the bail to the present applicant in the predicate offence, this Court has observed that the applicant has never flouted the process of law and has cooperated in the investigation properly. The direction was issued to deposit a sum of Rs.4.89 Crore, which has been deposited by the applicant in the year 2015 itself. Since then, the applicant is cooperating in the investigation being conducted by the Enforcement Directorate as he has been called twice to record his statement under <a href="/doc/1395568/" id="a_47">Section 50</a> of the PMLA and the present applicant has recorded his statement. The E.D. did not arrest the applicant under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_48">Section 19</a> of the PMLA as the Investigating Agency did not find it appropriate to arrest the applicant during investigation as he was cooperating. After filing of the prosecution complaint, the learned trial court took cognizance and issued summons to the applicant without making compliance of the mandatory provisions of <a href="/doc/1997077/" id="a_49">Section 204 (3)</a> Cr.P.C. as neither copy of the complaint has been supplied to the applicant nor any relevant documents have been provided. Even when the present applicant appeared before the learned trial court on 10.01.2023, none of the documents either the prosecution complaint or its supporting documents have been provided. Not only the above, copies of statements and other documents have not been provided to the applicant in compliance of <a href="/doc/206665/" id="a_50">Section 208</a> Cr.P.C. when the applicant appeared before the learned trial court. The present applicant could have been given ad-interim bail in the light of the dictum of the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/165846402/" id="a_51">Aman Preet Singh</a> (supra) and <a href="/doc/7148380/" id="a_52">Satender Kumar Antil</a> (supra), but his ad-interim bail application has been rejected and he has been sent to the judicial custody in a sheer illegal and unwarranted manner. Thereafter, his bail application has been rejected observing that the twin conditions of <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_53">Section 45</a> of the PMLA are not being satisfied, without considering the relevant aspect that the Investigating Agency has never arrested the applicant under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_54">Section 19</a> of the PMLA nor any request was made before the learned trial court on 10.01.2023 when the applicant appeared before the learned trial court. Therefore, as per Sri Mathur, in such circumstances, the rigour of <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_55">Section 45</a> of the PMLA would not be attracted in the present case. The present applicant undertakes that he shall cooperate in the trial proceedings and shall not misuse the liberty of bail and shall abide by all terms and conditions of the bail order, if he is enlarged on bail.</span></span>
|
| 368 |
+
</p>
|
| 369 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_39">20. Per contra, Sri Rohit Tripathi, learned counsel for the E.D. has submitted that a person accused of the offence of money laundering can only be released when the conditions stipulated under <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_56">Section 45</a> of the PMLA are satisfied i.e. prosecution/E.D. is given an opportunity to oppose the release/bail of the accused applicant and if the accused is released, reasons have to be recorded that there is a reasonable satisfaction that the accused has not committed the offence of money laundering. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="14485072" id="span_15">In support of his aforesaid submission, he has <a href="/doc/7148380/" id="a_57">placed reliance upon</a> paragraphs 398 & 399 of the dictum of the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/14485072/" id="a_58">Vijay Madanlal Choudhary and Others Vs. Union of India and Others</a>, 2022 SCC OnLine SC 929, which reads as under:-</span>
|
| 370 |
+
</p>
|
| 371 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_23"> "398. Thus, it is well settled by the various decisions of this Court and policy of the State as also the view of international community that the offence of money-laundering is committed by an individual with a deliberate design with the motive to enhance his gains, disregarding the interests of nation and society as a whole and which by no stretch of imagination can be termed as offence of trivial nature. Thus, it is in the interest of the State that law enforcement agencies should be provided with a proportionate effective mechanism so as to deal with these types of offences as the wealth of the nation is to be safeguarded from these dreaded criminals. As discussed above, the conspiracy of money-laundering, which is a three-staged process, is hatched in secrecy and executed in darkness, thus, it becomes imperative for the State to frame such a stringent law, which not only punishes the offender proportionately, but also helps in preventing the offence and creating a deterrent effect.
|
| 372 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 373 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_24"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="117859307" id="span_16">399. In the case of the 2002 Act, the Parliament had no reservation to reckon the offence of money-laundering as a serious threat to the financial systems of our country, including to its sovereignty and integrity. Therefore, the observations and in particular in paragraph 47 of <a href="/doc/117859307/" id="a_59">Nikesh Tarachand Shah vs. Union of India</a>, (2018) 11 SCC 1, are in the nature of doubting the perception of the Parliament in that regard, which is beyond the scope of judicial review. That cannot be the basis to declare the law manifestly arbitrary."</span>
|
| 374 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 375 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_40"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="134510951" id="span_17">21. Sri Tripathi has also cited para-37 of the judgment of the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/134510951/" id="a_60">Gautam Kundu v. Directorate of Enforcement (Prevention of Money-Laundering Act), Government of India</a> through Manoj Kumar, Assistant Director, Eastern Region, (2015) 16 SCC 1, which reads as under:-</span>
|
| 376 |
+
</p>
|
| 377 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_25"> "37. We do not intend to further state the other facts excepting the fact that admittedly the complaint was filed against the appellant on the allegation of committing offence punishable under <a href="/doc/1182345/" id="a_61">Section 4</a> of PMLA. The contention made on behalf of the appellant that no offence under <a href="/doc/1293240/" id="a_62">Section 24</a> of the SEBI Act is made out against the appellant, which is a scheduled offence under PMLA, needs to be considered from the material collected during the investigation and further to be considered by the competent court of law. We do not intend to express ourselves at this stage with regard to the same as it may cause prejudice to the case of the parties in other proceedings. We are sure that it is not expected at this stage that the guilt of the accused has to be established beyond reasonable doubt through evidence. We have noted that in Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy v. CBI [Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy v. CBI, (2013) 7 SCC 439 : (2013) 3 SCC (Cri) 552] , this Court has observed that: (SCC p. 449, para 34)
|
| 378 |
+
|
| 379 |
+
"34. ... The economic offences having deep-rooted conspiracies and involving huge loss of public funds need to be viewed seriously and considered as grave offences affecting the economy of the country as a whole and thereby posing serious threat to the financial health of the country...."
|
| 380 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 381 |
+
|
| 382 |
+
|
| 383 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_41">22. On being confronted Sri Rohit Tripathi as to whether the Investigating Agency has ever thought to arrest the applicant during investigation on the basis of material, evidences and allegations against the applicant, Sri Tripathi has fairly stated that during investigation, the Investigating Agency did not think to arrest the applicant pursuant to the ECIR dated 14.04.2012. He has also submitted that the summons were issued to the applicant to cooperate in the investigation and to record his statement under <a href="/doc/1395568/" id="a_63">Section 50</a> of the PMLA and the applicant duly appeared before the E.D. on 23.12.2016 and 10.06.2019, therefore, Sri Tripathi has submitted that the present applicant has not been arrested under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_64">Section 19</a> of the PMLA.
|
| 384 |
+
</p>
|
| 385 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_42">23. On being further confronted as to why the applicant has not been provided copy of complaint and copies of statements and relevant documents to the applicant in compliance of <a href="/doc/1997077/" id="a_65">Section 204 (3)</a> and <a href="/doc/206665/" id="a_66">208</a> Cr.P.C., Sri Tripathi has stated that such copies have not been demanded by the applicant or his counsel, therefore, the same were not provided. However, he has submitted that the same shall be provided to the applicant or his counsel but at this juncture, he could not dispute that the mandatory compliance of <a href="/doc/1997077/" id="a_67">Sections 204 (3)</a> & <a href="/doc/206665/" id="a_68">208</a> Cr.P.C. has not been made.
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| 386 |
+
</p>
|
| 387 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_43">24. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record.
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| 388 |
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</p>
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<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_44"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="7148380" id="span_18"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="165846402" id="span_19">25. At the very outset, it would be apt to deal the rigours of <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_69">Section 45</a> of the PMLA, which provides that before granting bail, the twin conditions have to be seen carefully. In the present case, this is an admitted case of the prosecution that after lodging the ECIR on 14.04.2012, the E.D. has not tried to arrest the present applicant under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_70">Section 19</a> of the PMLA. Even after release of the present applicant from jail in the predicate offence in the year 2015, the present applicant was called twice by the E.D. under <a href="/doc/1395568/" id="a_71">Section 50</a> of the PMLA to record his statement on 23.12.2016 and 10.06.2019 where the applicant appeared and recorded his statement but the E.D. has not arrested the applicant under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_72">Section 19</a> of the PMLA. Therefore, it is clear that considering the proper cooperation of the present applicant in the investigation and evidences, material and allegations against the applicant, the Investigating Officer did not find it proper to arrest the applicant under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_73">Section 19</a> of the PMLA. In other words, his arrest was not warranted during investigation. It is also clear from the records that after proper cooperation of the applicant in the investigation, the prosecution compliant was filed by the E.D. where the learned trial court took cognizance and issued summons to the applicant and the applicant appeared before the learned trial court pleading his bonafide conduct apprising each facts and circumstances seeking bail giving undertaking that he shall cooperate in the trial proceedings in the same manner as he has cooperated in the investigation, but on the request of learned counsel for the E.D. to file objection, the bail application was adjourned; then the applicant prayed for ad-interim bail making submission regarding his bonafide but ad-interim bail application of the applicant has been rejected without considering the dictums of the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/165846402/" id="a_74">Aman Preet Singh</a> (supra) and <a href="/doc/7148380/" id="a_75">Satender Kumar Antil</a> (supra). Even his regular bail application has been rejected on the ground that the twin conditions of <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_76">Section 45</a> of the PMLA are not being satisfied whereas in the present case, the applicant has not been arrested by the Investigating Agency under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_77">Section 19</a> of the PMLA and the counsel for the E.D. was properly heard by the trial court, therefore, rigours of <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_78">Section 45</a> of the PMLA should not be made applicable in the present case.</span></span>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_26"> "400. It is important to note that the twin conditions provided under <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_82">Section 45</a> of the 2002 Act, though restrict the right of the accused to grant of bail, but it cannot be said that the conditions provided under <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_83">Section 45</a> impose absolute restraint on the grant of bail. The discretion vests in the Court which is not arbitrary or irrational but judicial, guided by the principles of law as provided under <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_84">Section 45</a> of the 2002 Act...."
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<p data-structure="Section" id="p_46">27. Notably, the statutory rights of the present applicant defined under <a href="/doc/1997077/" id="a_85">Section 204 (3)</a> & <a href="/doc/206665/" id="a_86">208</a> Cr.P.C. have been violated by the Investigating Agency inasmuch as he has not been provided copy of complaint, copy of statements and other relevant documents.
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_47"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="7148380" id="span_21"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="165846402" id="span_22">28. The Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/165846402/" id="a_87">Aman Preet Singh</a> (supra) and <a href="/doc/7148380/" id="a_88">Satender Kumar Antil</a> (supra) has categorically observed that arrest of any person is not mandatory in each and every case but before curtailing the liberty of an accused person, the relevant facts and circumstances should be visualized. In the present case, prima facie, there was no requirement to take the applicant into custody when he appeared before the learned trial court pursuant to the summons being issued inasmuch as he has never flouted the process of law, he cooperated in the investigation throughout, the Investigating Agency has never thought to arrest him under <a href="/doc/1093594/" id="a_89">Section 19</a> of the PMLA despite he appeared before the E.D. to record his statement twice pursuant to the summons being issued under <a href="/doc/1395568/" id="a_90">Section 50</a> of the PMLA and there was no request of the E.D. before the learned trial court to the effect that arrest of the present applicant is warranted.</span></span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="7148380" id="span_23"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="165846402" id="span_24">Therefore, it appears that the learned trial court has taken the custody of the present applicant without following the settled proposition of law of the Apex Court in re; <a href="/doc/165846402/" id="a_91">Aman Preet Singh</a> (supra) and <a href="/doc/7148380/" id="a_92">Satender Kumar Antil</a> (supra).</span></span>
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_49">30. Let applicant- Govind Prakash Pandey be released on bail in the aforesaid crime case on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties of Rs.1,00,000/- each before the Trial Court concerned with the following conditions:-
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<blockquote id="blockquote_27">(i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law.
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<blockquote id="blockquote_28">(ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under <a href="/doc/77781517/" id="a_93">Section 229-A</a> of the Indian Penal Code.
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<blockquote id="blockquote_29">(iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence proclamation under <a href="/doc/1598801/" id="a_94">Section 82</a> Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under <a href="/doc/119436650/" id="a_95">Section 174-A</a> of the Indian Penal Code.
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<blockquote id="blockquote_30">(iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under <a href="/doc/767287/" id="a_96">Section 313</a> Cr.P.C. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law.
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<pre id="pre_1">163 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
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CRM-M-53334-2021
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Date of Decision: 07.04.2022
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Amritpal Singh ...Petitioner
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vs.
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State of Punjab ...Respondent
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Coram : Hon'ble Mr. Justice B.S. Walia.
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Ms. Deepali Puri, Addl. AG, Punjab.
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_1">1. Prayer in the second petition under <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_1">Section 439</a> Cr.P.C. is
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for grant of regular bail to the petitioner in case FIR No.140 dated
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23.10.2020, registered under <a href="/doc/1566465/" id="a_2">Sections 21</a>/<a href="/doc/1089586/" id="a_3">25</a>/<a href="/doc/1252855/" id="a_4">29</a>/<a href="/doc/833486/" id="a_5">61</a>/<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_6">85</a> of the Narcotic
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Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, at Police Station City
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+
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STF, District SAS Nagar, Mohali, CRM-M-20923-2021, filed earlier
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having been withdrawn vide order Annexure P/7 dated 26.10.2021, with
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liberty to file a fresh petition in accordance with law at appropriate stage,
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if the circumstances of the case so warranted.
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_2">2. Learned counsel contends that more than 5 months have
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lapsed and not even a single witness has been examined out of 20
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prosecution witnesses, the petitioner is in custody since 23.10.2020,
|
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challan has been presented on 15.03.2021, charges have been framed
|
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besides co-accused, Varun, against whom identical allegations are there
|
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|
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was granted regular bail vide order Annexure P/8 dated 18.11.2021, in
|
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`CRM-M-28023-2021, that recovery of 300 grams of heroin is marginally
|
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above the commercial quantity i.e. 250 grams, trial is likely to take
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considerable period of time besides the petitioner was blessed with a son
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on 07.10.2020 and said child was born with one kidney, therefore, is
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required to be operated upon, that there is no male member or earning
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member in the family to look after the child.
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_3">4. Learned Addl. AG, Punjab, on the other hand, contends that
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the petitioner is involved in five other cases. In response thereto, learned
|
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|
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+
counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner has been implicated
|
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+
|
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+
in false cases as in three of the cases, the recovery is of 1.9 grams, 2
|
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+
|
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+
grams and 5 grams respectively while in two other cases, the recovery is
|
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+
|
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+
of 10 grams and 20 grams of contraband respectively. The same has not
|
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+
|
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+
been disputed by the learned Addl. AG, Punjab.
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+
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_4">5. Learned Addl. AG, Punjab, by referring to the report U/s 42
|
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+
|
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of the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_7">NDPS Act</a>, dated 23.10.2020, contends that a telephonic call was
|
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|
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made to Mr. Vavinder Kumar, Deputy Superintendent of Police, on his
|
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+
|
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mobile and he was apprised about the information given by the special
|
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informer, therefore there is compliance with <a href="/doc/1158106/" id="a_8">Section 42(2)</a>, NDPS Act.
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+
|
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_5">6. Learned counsel for the petitioner on the other hand refers to
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+
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the decision of Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Rajinder Singh vs. State of
|
| 284 |
+
|
| 285 |
+
Haryana, Criminal Appeal No.1051/2009 decided on 08.08.2011, as per
|
| 286 |
+
|
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+
which, conviction of the accused was set aside on the ground that
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+
|
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information was not recorded in writing nor any information was sent to
|
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+
|
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+
the superior officers as required under Section 42(2) of the NPDS Act and
|
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+
|
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only a wireless message was sent to the DSP of the Police.
|
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+
|
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+
</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_6">7. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that although the
|
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+
|
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+
State has placed before this Court a memo alleging compliance with
|
| 298 |
+
|
| 299 |
+
Section 42 of the NPDS Act, yet the same is not part of the challan,
|
| 300 |
+
|
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+
therefore, its admissibility as also whether there was compliance with
|
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<a href="/doc/1841395/" id="a_9">Section 42</a> of the NDPS Act would be a matter of trial.
|
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+
|
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_7"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="1939212" id="span_3">8. Learned counsel has referred to the decision of a Coordinate
|
| 311 |
+
|
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+
Bench of this Court in CRM-M-54123-2021, in case titled as <a href="/doc/1939212/" id="a_10">Sandeep vs.
|
| 313 |
+
|
| 314 |
+
State of Haryana</a>, decided on 10.01.2022, involving recovery of 17
|
| 315 |
+
|
| 316 |
+
quintals, 12 kilograms and 760 grams of ganja, i.e. commercial quantity
|
| 317 |
+
|
| 318 |
+
being 20 kilograms and above. Relevant extract of the aforementioned
|
| 319 |
+
|
| 320 |
+
decision is reproduced as under:-</span>
|
| 321 |
+
</p>
|
| 322 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_1"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="78902633" id="span_4">In Criminal Appeal No.965 of 2021 titled as <a href="/doc/78902633/" id="a_11">Dheeren Kumar
|
| 323 |
+
|
| 324 |
+
Jaina v. Union of India</a>, the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a case
|
| 325 |
+
|
| 326 |
+
where allegation in the chargesheet was with respect to 120 kg
|
| 327 |
+
|
| 328 |
+
of contraband i.e. "ganja", thus, being of commercial quantity,
|
| 329 |
+
|
| 330 |
+
was pleased to grant bail after setting aside the order of the
|
| 331 |
+
|
| 332 |
+
High Court where the said application for grant of regular bail
|
| 333 |
+
|
| 334 |
+
had been rejected.</span>
|
| 335 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 336 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_2"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="88370417" id="span_5">A co-ordinate Bench of this Court in a detailed
|
| 337 |
+
|
| 338 |
+
judgment titled as <a href="/doc/88370417/" id="a_12">Ankush Kumar @ Sonu v. State of Punjab</a>
|
| 339 |
+
|
| 340 |
+
reported as 2018 (4) RCR (Criminal) 84, had considered the
|
| 341 |
+
|
| 342 |
+
provision of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_13">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act in extenso and had
|
| 343 |
+
|
| 344 |
+
granted bail in a case which involved commercial quantity. The
|
| 345 |
+
|
| 346 |
+
relevant portion of <a href="/doc/88370417/" id="a_14">the said judgment</a> is reproduced as under:</span>
|
| 347 |
+
|
| 348 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_3"> " xxx--xxx--xxx
|
| 349 |
+
|
| 350 |
+
But, so far as second part of <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_15">Section 37 (1) (b) (ii)</a>, i.e.
|
| 351 |
+
|
| 352 |
+
regarding the satisfaction of the Court based on reasons to
|
| 353 |
+
|
| 354 |
+
believe that the accused would not commit 'any offence' after
|
| 355 |
+
|
| 356 |
+
coming out of the custody, is concerned, this Court finds that
|
| 357 |
+
|
| 358 |
+
this is the requirement which is being insisted by the State,
|
| 359 |
+
|
| 360 |
+
despite the same being irrational and being incomprehensible
|
| 361 |
+
|
| 362 |
+
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+
|
| 366 |
+
|
| 367 |
+
from any material on record. As held above, this Court cannot
|
| 368 |
+
|
| 369 |
+
go into the future mental state of the mind of the petitioner as to
|
| 370 |
+
|
| 371 |
+
what he would be, likely, doing after getting released on bail.
|
| 372 |
+
|
| 373 |
+
Therefore, if this Court cannot record a reasonable satisfaction
|
| 374 |
+
|
| 375 |
+
that the petitioner is not likely to commit 'any offence' or
|
| 376 |
+
|
| 377 |
+
'offence under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_16">NDPS Act</a>' after being released on bail, then this
|
| 378 |
+
|
| 379 |
+
court, also, does not have any reasonable ground to be satisfied
|
| 380 |
+
|
| 381 |
+
that the petitioner is likely to commit any offence after he is
|
| 382 |
+
|
| 383 |
+
released on bail. Hence, this satisfaction of the Court in this
|
| 384 |
+
|
| 385 |
+
regard is neutral qua future possible conduct of the petitioner."
|
| 386 |
+
|
| 387 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_8"> The Special Leave Petition (Criminal) Diary No.42609 of 2018
|
| 388 |
+
|
| 389 |
+
filed against the aforesaid judgment of the Co-ordinate Bench
|
| 390 |
+
|
| 391 |
+
of this Court, was dismissed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court.
|
| 392 |
+
|
| 393 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_9"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="155324943" id="span_7">Further, vide order dated 25.02.2021 in CRM-M-
|
| 394 |
+
|
| 395 |
+
20177- 2020, a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court granted regular
|
| 396 |
+
|
| 397 |
+
bail to an accused who was involved in a case wherein recovery
|
| 398 |
+
|
| 399 |
+
was of 3.8 kgs of "charas" (commercial quantity) after being in
|
| 400 |
+
|
| 401 |
+
custody for 1 year and 7 months. The said order was upheld by
|
| 402 |
+
|
| 403 |
+
the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated 24.08.2021 in a
|
| 404 |
+
|
| 405 |
+
Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No.5852/2021 titled
|
| 406 |
+
|
| 407 |
+
as "<a href="/doc/155324943/" id="a_17">Narcotic Control Bureau v. Vipan Sood and another</a>".</span>
|
| 408 |
+
|
| 409 |
+
<span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="177690340" id="span_8">The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India vide order dated
|
| 410 |
+
|
| 411 |
+
12.10.2020 passed in Criminal Appeal No.668 of 2020 titled as
|
| 412 |
+
|
| 413 |
+
"<a href="/doc/177690340/" id="a_18">Amit Singh @ Moni v. Himachal Pradesh</a>" was pleased to
|
| 414 |
+
|
| 415 |
+
grant regular bail in a case involving 3 kg and 800 grams of
|
| 416 |
+
|
| 417 |
+
"charas" primarily on the ground of substantial custody and
|
| 418 |
+
|
| 419 |
+
also, the fact that the trial would likely take time to conclude.</span></p><pre id="pre_2">
|
| 420 |
+
|
| 421 |
+
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|
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|
| 424 |
+
|
| 425 |
+
|
| 426 |
+
</pre><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_10"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="50401054" id="span_10">In Criminal Appeal No.827 of 2021 titled as <a href="/doc/50401054/" id="a_19">Mukarram
|
| 427 |
+
|
| 428 |
+
Hussain v. State of Rajasthan and another</a>, the Hon'ble Apex
|
| 429 |
+
|
| 430 |
+
Court vide judgment dated 16.8.2021 was also pleased to grant
|
| 431 |
+
|
| 432 |
+
bail wherein the quantity of the contraband was commercial in
|
| 433 |
+
|
| 434 |
+
nature.</span>
|
| 435 |
+
</p>
|
| 436 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_11"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="8920567" id="span_11">A Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CRM-M 10343 of
|
| 437 |
+
|
| 438 |
+
2021 titled as <a href="/doc/8920567/" id="a_20">Ajay Kumar @ Nannu v. State of Punjab</a> and
|
| 439 |
+
|
| 440 |
+
other connected matters, vide Order dated 31.03.2021, after
|
| 441 |
+
|
| 442 |
+
taking into consideration the stipulations of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_21">Section 37</a> of the
|
| 443 |
+
|
| 444 |
+
NDPS Act, was pleased to grant regular bail in a case involving
|
| 445 |
+
|
| 446 |
+
commercial quantity and a condition was imposed on the
|
| 447 |
+
|
| 448 |
+
petitioner therein while granting the said bail and the said
|
| 449 |
+
|
| 450 |
+
condition was incorporated in para 21 of <a href="/doc/8920567/" id="a_22">the said judgment</a>,
|
| 451 |
+
|
| 452 |
+
which reads as under:</span>
|
| 453 |
+
</p>
|
| 454 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_4"> "21. However, the petitioners are granted regular bail
|
| 455 |
+
|
| 456 |
+
subject to the condition that they shall not commit any offence
|
| 457 |
+
|
| 458 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_23">NDPS Act</a> after their release on bail and in case of
|
| 459 |
+
|
| 460 |
+
commission of any such offence by them after their release on
|
| 461 |
+
|
| 462 |
+
bail, their bail in the present case shall also be liable to be
|
| 463 |
+
|
| 464 |
+
cancelled on application to be filed by the prosecution in this
|
| 465 |
+
|
| 466 |
+
regard."
|
| 467 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 468 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_12"> Further, a Division Bench of this Court vide judgment
|
| 469 |
+
|
| 470 |
+
dated 31.08.2021 passed in CRM-8262-2021 in CRA-S-3721-
|
| 471 |
+
|
| 472 |
+
SB of 2015 titled as, Harpal Singh v. National Investigating
|
| 473 |
+
|
| 474 |
+
Agency and another, granted suspension of sentence in a case
|
| 475 |
+
|
| 476 |
+
where the recovery was of commercial quantity. In the
|
| 477 |
+
|
| 478 |
+
abovementioned order, the Division Bench had taken into
|
| 479 |
+
|
| 480 |
+
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|
| 483 |
+
|
| 484 |
+
|
| 485 |
+
consideration the right vested with an accused person / convict
|
| 486 |
+
|
| 487 |
+
under <a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_24">Article 21</a> of the Constitution of India with regard to
|
| 488 |
+
|
| 489 |
+
speedy trial. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="57169485" id="span_13">Further, the judgment of Hon'ble the Supreme
|
| 490 |
+
|
| 491 |
+
Court in <a href="/doc/57169485/" id="a_25">State (NCT of Delhi) v. Lokesh Chadha</a>; (2021) 5
|
| 492 |
+
|
| 493 |
+
SCC 724 was also taken into account and the provisions of
|
| 494 |
+
|
| 495 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_26">Section 37</a> of NDPS Act were considered and the sentence of
|
| 496 |
+
|
| 497 |
+
the applicant-appellant therein was suspended after primarily
|
| 498 |
+
|
| 499 |
+
considering the period of custody of the applicant-appellant
|
| 500 |
+
|
| 501 |
+
therein and also the fact that the appeal was not likely to be
|
| 502 |
+
|
| 503 |
+
heard in near future.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="74048108" id="span_14"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="74048108" id="span_15">Reference in the order was also made to
|
| 504 |
+
|
| 505 |
+
the Division Bench judgment of this Court in <a href="/doc/74048108/" id="a_27">Daler Singh v.
|
| 506 |
+
|
| 507 |
+
State of Punjab</a>; 2007 (1) R.C.R. (Criminal) 316 and the view
|
| 508 |
+
|
| 509 |
+
taken in <a href="/doc/74048108/" id="a_28">Daler Singh</a>'s case (supra) was reiterated and followed.
|
| 510 |
+
|
| 511 |
+
In the above said judgment, it was also noticed that the grounds
|
| 512 |
+
|
| 513 |
+
for regular bail stand on a better footing than that of suspension
|
| 514 |
+
|
| 515 |
+
of sentence which is after conviction. It is apparent that in order
|
| 516 |
+
|
| 517 |
+
to meet the requirement under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_29">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act,
|
| 518 |
+
|
| 519 |
+
various Courts have taken into consideration the merits of the
|
| 520 |
+
|
| 521 |
+
case and the period of custody and where, in a case there are
|
| 522 |
+
|
| 523 |
+
arguable points on merits and the custody is also adequate, the
|
| 524 |
+
|
| 525 |
+
Hon'ble Supreme as well as various High Courts have granted
|
| 526 |
+
|
| 527 |
+
bail even in cases involving commercial quantity. This Court is
|
| 528 |
+
|
| 529 |
+
of the opinion that in the present case, there are several arguable
|
| 530 |
+
|
| 531 |
+
points which have been raised by the learned counsel for the
|
| 532 |
+
|
| 533 |
+
petitioner and the petitioner has been in custody since
|
| 534 |
+
|
| 535 |
+
25.05.2021 and all the abovesaid factors are sufficient to entitle
|
| 536 |
+
|
| 537 |
+
the petitioner to the concession of regular bail. Moreover, this
|
| 538 |
+
|
| 539 |
+
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|
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+
|
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+
|
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+
Court proposes to impose such conditions that would meet the
|
| 545 |
+
|
| 546 |
+
object of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_30">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act.</span></span>
|
| 547 |
+
</p>
|
| 548 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_13"> Accordingly, the present petition is allowed and the
|
| 549 |
+
|
| 550 |
+
petitioner is ordered to be released on regular bail on his
|
| 551 |
+
|
| 552 |
+
furnishing bail/surety bonds to the satisfaction of the concerned
|
| 553 |
+
|
| 554 |
+
trial Court/Duty Magistrate and subject to him not being
|
| 555 |
+
|
| 556 |
+
required in any other case.
|
| 557 |
+
</p>
|
| 558 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_14"> xx xx xx "
|
| 559 |
+
</p>
|
| 560 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_15">
|
| 561 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_5"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="1939212" id="span_17">9. Accordingly, in view of the fact that the petitioner has been in
|
| 562 |
+
|
| 563 |
+
custody since 23.10.2020, challan has been filed on 15.03.2021, charges
|
| 564 |
+
|
| 565 |
+
have been framed and out of 20 prosecution witnesses, none has been
|
| 566 |
+
|
| 567 |
+
examined till date, co-accused against whom identical allegations are
|
| 568 |
+
|
| 569 |
+
there, has been released on bail vide order Annexure P/8 dated
|
| 570 |
+
|
| 571 |
+
18.11.2021, recovery is of 300 grams of heroin, marginally higher than
|
| 572 |
+
|
| 573 |
+
the commercial quantity i.e. 250 grams and above, the other cases in
|
| 574 |
+
|
| 575 |
+
which the petitioner is involved, relate to small / non-commercial quantity
|
| 576 |
+
|
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half year old son, who requires treatment and surgery having been born
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points, the instant petition is allowed and the petitioner is ordered to be
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Court / Duty Magistrate, concerned, provided he is not required in any
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other case. The petitioner shall also abide by the following conditions:-</span>
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</blockquote><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_16"> 7 of 8
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CRM-M-53334-2021 [8]
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witness(s).
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fixed, unless personal presence is exempted.
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</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_20"> 4. The petitioner shall not commit an offence similar to the
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offence of which he is accused, or for commission of which he
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is suspected.
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_21"> 5. The petitioner shall not directly or indirectly make any
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inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the
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facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such
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facts to the Court or to any police officer or tamper with the
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evidence.
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_22"> In case of breach of any of the above conditions, the
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prosecution shall be at liberty to move an application for cancellation of bail
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before this Court. However, nothing stated above shall be construed as a
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expression of opinion on the merits of the case and the trial Court would
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proceed independently of the observations made in the present case which
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are only for the purpose of adjudicating the present bail application.</p><pre id="pre_3">
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(B.S. Walia)
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Judge
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07.04.2022
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rajesh
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Whether speaking/reasoned : Yes/No
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Whether reportable : Yes/No
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8 of 8
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<h2 class="doc_title">Bhanudas Vasantrao More @ Aditya Patil vs Union Of India And Anr on 5 February, 2024</h2>
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<pre id="pre_1">2024:BHC-AS:7127
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
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CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
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BAIL APPLICATION NO.2581 OF 2023
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Bhanudas Vasantrao More @ Aditya Patil ...Applicant
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vs.
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Union of India and Another ...Respondents
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WITH
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BAIL APPLICATION NO.2616 OF 2023
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Manish Mathurbhai Serasia @ Rawal ...Applicant
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vs.
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence,
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Mumbai Zonal Unit, Mumbai ...Respondent
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Mr. Taraq Sayed a/w. Ms. Ashwini Achari and Ms. Alisha Parekh,
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for the Applicants.
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Mr. Advait Sethna a/w. Mr. Rangan Majumdar i/b. Mr. Raju
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Thakker, for Respondent No. 1-UOI.
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Mr. M.G. Patil, APP, for the Respondent/State.
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CORAM : N. J. JAMADAR, J.
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DATE : FEBRUARY 5, 2024
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P.C.:
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1. The applicants who are arraigned in C.R. No. 43 of 2017
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registered with D.R.I., Mumbai Zonal Unit for the offences
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punishable under <a href="/doc/1330288/" id="a_1">sections 8(c)</a>, <a href="/doc/34296573/" id="a_2">22(c)</a>, <a href="/doc/1089586/" id="a_3">25</a>, <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_4">27A</a> and <a href="/doc/1252855/" id="a_5">29</a> of the
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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_6">NDPS
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Act, 1985</a>) seek to be enlarged on bail.
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2. The applicants were arrested on 20th March, 2017. These
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applications are preferred primarily on the ground of long
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Vishal Parekar ...1
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incarceration of the applicants without a real prospect of the
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conclusion of the trial in NDPS Special Case No. 79 of 2017 arising
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out of C.R. No. 43 of 2017.
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3. The applicants are in custody for more than six years. The
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applicants assert though charge has been framed in Special Case
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No. 79 of 2017 yet till date not a single witness has been examined
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by the prosecution. Therefore, the applicants deserve to be enlarged
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on bail.
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4. The applicants have referred to a number of judgments of the
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Supreme Court, this Court and other High Courts to lend support to
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their claim that long incarceration without trial infringes their
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fundamental right under <a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_7">Article 21</a> of the Constitution of India and
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thus they deserve to be released on bail.
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5. An affidavit in reply is filed (in BA No. 2581 of 2023) on behalf
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of the respondent No.1- UOI. The applicant Bhanudas More is
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alleged to be a known drug trafficker. He had been involved in many
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drug trafficking cases. He was convicted and was detained in prison
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till 2007. In another case, the applicant was declared an absconder.
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Vishal Parekar ...2
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6. The respondents contend that since both the applicants were
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found manufacturing Mephedrone (MD) and a huge quantity of
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contraband has been recovered from the possession of the
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applicants, the rigor contained in section 37 of the NDPC Act, 1985
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operates with full force. There is no ground to believe that the
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applicants have not committed the alleged offences. Having regard
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to the antecedents of the applicants, especially that of Bhanudas
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More, the applicant in BA No. 2581 of 2023, the Court can not draw
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an inference that, if released on bail, the applicants will not commit
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identical offences. In the backdrop of the nature of the accusations
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and the material against the applicant, according to the
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respondents, mere long period of incarceration does not entitle the
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applicants to bail.
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7. I have heard Mr. Taraq Sayed, the learned counsel for the
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applicants, Mr. Advait Sethna, the learned Spl. P.P. for respondent
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No. 1-UOI and Mr. M.G. Patil, learned APP, for the respondent-State.
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8. To begin with, it may be necessary to note the nature of the
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indictment against the applicants. It is alleged a specific intelligence
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was received by the officers of DRI that the applicant Bhanudas
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More along with Manish Serasia @ Rawal, the applicant in BA No.
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Vishal Parekar ...3
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2616 of 2023 and his associates Rauf Lulania and Wazhul
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Chaudhary had hired a factory premises, Rainbow Paints, Palghar
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Taluka Industrial Estate, Boisar Road, Palghar and were
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clandestinely manufacturing Mephedrone (MD). A batch of MD in
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slurry form was likely to be removed from the said premises on 19 th
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March, 2017. Pursuant thereto, a search was conducted at the
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premises of M/s. Rainbow Paints. 238.20 kgs. of slurry purported to
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be containing MD was found thereat. The co-accused Rauff Lulania
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(accused No. 3) and Manish Serasia (applicant/accused No. 4) were
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also present in the factory premises and they were apprehended.
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9. A search was conducted at the residential premises of the
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applicant Bhanudas More at Pratik Row House, Rustomjee Global
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City, Virar (w). Eight silver foil packets containing 8.126 kg black
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coloured substance purported to be Ganja, 20 gms of brownish
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coloured powder purported to be MD, one plastic box containing
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brown coloured liquid and undissolved crystals purported to be MD,
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one plastic bag containing white coloured substance in lump form
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weighing 1.9 kg, which appeared to be raw material for
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manufacturing of MD, and other incriminating articles were seized.
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The applicants and co-accused came to be arrested on 20 th March,
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2017.
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Vishal Parekar ...4
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10. Indisputably, the applicants are in custody for almost seven
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years. Though charge has been framed in NDPS Special Case No. 79
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of 2017, recording of evidence of witness has yet not commenced.
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11. In the backdrop of aforesaid position, Mr. Taraq Sayed,
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learned counsel for the applicants, submitted that the prolonged
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period of incarceration without the possibility of conclusion of trial
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within a reasonable period has consistently been considered to be a
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ground to set an accused at liberty even in cases in which there are
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statutory restrictions in the matter of grant of bail, like under
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<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_8">section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, 1985.
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12. Mr. Taraq Sayed urged that the slow pace of the trial can be
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gauged from the fact that the charge came to be framed prior to six
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months ago only and till date no witness has been examined. The
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prosecution proposes to examine as many as 39 witnesses. It is
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extremely unlikely that the trial can be concluded within a
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reasonable period. In such a situation, conditional personal liberty
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must out weigh the statutory restrictions in the matter of grant of
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bail, urged Mr. Sayed.
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13. To bolster up this submission, Mr. Sayed placed reliance on a
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number of judgments of the Supreme Court and this Court. Making
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reference thereto, it was urged that this Court has exercised the
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discretion to release the accused on bail even in cases where the
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period of incarceration of the applicant was relatively less. Mr.
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Sayed would urge that the alleged gravity of the offences and
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antecedent of Bhanudas More sought to be pressed into service on
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behalf of respondent No. 1 do not preclude the Court from
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exercising its discretion.
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14. It was submitted by Mr. Sayed that in NDPS Special Case No.
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49 of 2001, in which the applicant Bhanudas More was convicted by
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the Special Judge, this Court by a judgment and order dated 31 st
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January, 2018 has set aside the conviction and acquitted the
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applicant Bhanudas More. In Special Case No. 226 of 2015 arising
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out of C.R. No. 64 of 2015, the learned Special Judge has released
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the applicant Bhanudas on bail, on merits. Therefore, the alleged
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gravity of the offences and antecedents of the applicant Bhanudas
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cannot be pressed into service to further curtail the personal
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liberty of the applicant Bhanudas. Mr. Sayed would further urge
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that there is no antecedent to the discredit of the applicant Manish
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Serasia. Resultantly, it can be inferred that the applicant Manish
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would not indulge in identical offences if released on bail.
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15. Mr. Sayed placed reliance, inter alia, on the judgments of the
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Supreme Court in the cases of :
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(i) Rabi Prakash vs. The State of Odisha1;
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(ii) Mohd. Muslim @ Hussain vs. State (NCT of Delhi)2
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(iii) Jitendra Jain vs. NCB and Anr.3
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(iv) Tapan Das vs. Union of India4
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(v) Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee Representing
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Undertrial Prisoners vs. Union of India and Others5
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And the decisions of this Court in the cases of
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(i) Ellangal Shimjid vs. The State of Maharashtra6
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(ii) Peter Okonkwo Igwedimma vs.The State of Maharashtra7
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(iii) Ranjit Laxman Tanpure vs. Intelligence Officer and Anr.8
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(iv) Ugochukwu Duke Ogboke vs. The State of Goa and Ors.9
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(v) Pramod Krishna Pandey vs. The State of Maharashtra10
|
| 522 |
+
|
| 523 |
+
|
| 524 |
+
16. In opposition to this, Mr. Sethna, learned Spl.P.P. for
|
| 525 |
+
|
| 526 |
+
respondent No. 1 laid emphasis on the fact that the nature of the
|
| 527 |
+
|
| 528 |
+
accusations against the applicants is grave. It is not a case of
|
| 529 |
+
|
| 530 |
+
conscious possession, but of manufacturing of contraband articles.
|
| 531 |
+
|
| 532 |
+
A huge quantity of MD was recovered from the factory premises of
|
| 533 |
+
|
| 534 |
+
Rainbow Paints, where the applicants were manufacturing MD.
|
| 535 |
+
|
| 536 |
+
1 Sp.L.to Appeal (Cri.) No.4169 of 2023, Dt.13/07/23.
|
| 537 |
+
2 2023 SCC OnLine SC 352.
|
| 538 |
+
3 Sp.L.to Appeal (Cri.) No.8900/2022 Dt.16/12/22.
|
| 539 |
+
4 Sp.L.to Appeal (Cri) No.5617/2021, Dt. 07/10/21
|
| 540 |
+
5 (1994) 6 Supreme Court Cases, 731.
|
| 541 |
+
6 BA No.2635/2022 Dt.19/07/2023
|
| 542 |
+
7 BA No.2197/2022 Dt.07/01/2023.
|
| 543 |
+
8 BA No.3062/2021 Dt.06/12/2022
|
| 544 |
+
9 BA No.647/2021, Dt.24/02/2022.
|
| 545 |
+
10 BA No.2103/2021 Dt.03/08/2021
|
| 546 |
+
|
| 547 |
+
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|
| 548 |
+
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|
| 549 |
+
|
| 550 |
+
|
| 551 |
+
|
| 552 |
+
|
| 553 |
+
Moreover, contraband articles were also recovered from the
|
| 554 |
+
|
| 555 |
+
residence of the applicant Bhanduas More. Release of the applicants
|
| 556 |
+
|
| 557 |
+
on bail, in such circumstances, would run counter to the legislative
|
| 558 |
+
|
| 559 |
+
object of prescribing the restrictions under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_9">section 37</a> of the NDPS
|
| 560 |
+
|
| 561 |
+
Act, 1985 in the matter of grant of bail.
|
| 562 |
+
|
| 563 |
+
|
| 564 |
+
|
| 565 |
+
17. Mr. Sethna laid emphasis on the fact that the rigor contained
|
| 566 |
+
|
| 567 |
+
in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_10">section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, 1985 operates with full force and
|
| 568 |
+
|
| 569 |
+
there is no ground for which the Court would be justified in
|
| 570 |
+
|
| 571 |
+
recording a finding that the applicants are not guilty of the offences
|
| 572 |
+
|
| 573 |
+
for which they have been charged and would not indulge in identical
|
| 574 |
+
|
| 575 |
+
offences if released on bail. On the contrary, the antecedents of the
|
| 576 |
+
|
| 577 |
+
applicant Bhanudas More suggest that there is a strong possibility
|
| 578 |
+
|
| 579 |
+
of accused again indulging in drug trafficking.
|
| 580 |
+
|
| 581 |
+
|
| 582 |
+
|
| 583 |
+
18. Mr. Sethna, further submitted that despite accused having
|
| 584 |
+
|
| 585 |
+
been incarcerated for a long period, the Supreme Court and the
|
| 586 |
+
|
| 587 |
+
High Courts have declined to exercise the discretion in favour of the
|
| 588 |
+
|
| 589 |
+
accused where there is strong material to implicate them. Mr.
|
| 590 |
+
|
| 591 |
+
Sethna, placed reliance on the decisions of the Supreme Court in
|
| 592 |
+
|
| 593 |
+
the cases of
|
| 594 |
+
|
| 595 |
+
(i) Narcotics Control Bureau vs. Mohit Aggarwal11
|
| 596 |
+
11 MANU/SC/899/2022
|
| 597 |
+
|
| 598 |
+
Vishal Parekar ...8
|
| 599 |
+
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|
| 600 |
+
|
| 601 |
+
|
| 602 |
+
|
| 603 |
+
|
| 604 |
+
(ii) Sheru vs. Narcotics Control Bureau12
|
| 605 |
+
|
| 606 |
+
(iii) Union of India vs. Ajay Kumar Singh @ Pappu13
|
| 607 |
+
|
| 608 |
+
(iv) Union of India vs. Sujeet Khatua Etc.14
|
| 609 |
+
|
| 610 |
+
(v) Narcotics Control and Bureau vs. Bal Mukund Kumar
|
| 611 |
+
|
| 612 |
+
Nirala @ Rahul and Anr.15
|
| 613 |
+
|
| 614 |
+
|
| 615 |
+
|
| 616 |
+
19. To bolster up the submission that an accused who is charged
|
| 617 |
+
|
| 618 |
+
for the offences punishable under section <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_11">NDPS Act, 1985</a> in respect
|
| 619 |
+
|
| 620 |
+
of commercial quantity, cannot be released on bail without
|
| 621 |
+
|
| 622 |
+
recording a satisfaction that the twin test envisaged by <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_12">section 37</a>
|
| 623 |
+
|
| 624 |
+
of the NDPS Act,1985 stands satisfied, Mr. Sethna placed reliance
|
| 625 |
+
|
| 626 |
+
on the judgment of Mohit Aggarwal (supra).
|
| 627 |
+
|
| 628 |
+
|
| 629 |
+
|
| 630 |
+
20. Mr. Sethna would urge that though the applicants have been
|
| 631 |
+
|
| 632 |
+
incarcerated for more than six years yet the prosecution deserves
|
| 633 |
+
|
| 634 |
+
an opportunity to make an effort to expeditiously conclude the trial.
|
| 635 |
+
|
| 636 |
+
In the circumstances of the case, according to Mr. Sethna, this
|
| 637 |
+
|
| 638 |
+
Court would be justified in expediting the trial instead of releasing
|
| 639 |
+
|
| 640 |
+
the accused on bail. To lend support to this submission, Mr. Sethna
|
| 641 |
+
|
| 642 |
+
invited attention of the Court to the decisions of the Supreme Court
|
| 643 |
+
|
| 644 |
+
in the cases of:
|
| 645 |
+
12 MANU/SC/814/2020.
|
| 646 |
+
13 Supreme Court, Cr.A.No.952/2023 Dt.28/03/2023
|
| 647 |
+
14 Sp.L.to Appeal (Cri) Diary No. 34587/2023 Dt. 27/09/23
|
| 648 |
+
15 Sp.L.to Appeal (Cri) No. 2521/2018.
|
| 649 |
+
|
| 650 |
+
Vishal Parekar ...9
|
| 651 |
+
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|
| 652 |
+
|
| 653 |
+
|
| 654 |
+
|
| 655 |
+
|
| 656 |
+
(i) Union of India (NCB) Etc. vs. Khalil Uddin Etc.16
|
| 657 |
+
|
| 658 |
+
(ii) Sabit Ali Mondal vs. The State of West Bengal17
|
| 659 |
+
|
| 660 |
+
And the decisions of this Court, in the cases of
|
| 661 |
+
|
| 662 |
+
(i) Dhananjay Braj Narayanlal Srivastav vs. Union of India & Anr.18
|
| 663 |
+
|
| 664 |
+
(ii) Mohamed Sikander Cheemu vs. Union of India and Anr.19
|
| 665 |
+
|
| 666 |
+
And the decision of Kerala High Court in the case of
|
| 667 |
+
|
| 668 |
+
Nandakumar N. vs. State of Kerala20
|
| 669 |
+
|
| 670 |
+
|
| 671 |
+
|
| 672 |
+
21. <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_13">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, 1985 which begins with non-
|
| 673 |
+
|
| 674 |
+
obstante clause contains an interdict against releasing a person
|
| 675 |
+
|
| 676 |
+
accused of committing offences punishable under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_14">sections 19</a> or
|
| 677 |
+
|
| 678 |
+
<a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_15">section 24</a> or <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_16">section 27-A</a> and also for offences involving
|
| 679 |
+
|
| 680 |
+
commercial quantity, unless the public prosecutor has been given
|
| 681 |
+
|
| 682 |
+
an opportunity to oppose the application for such release and where
|
| 683 |
+
|
| 684 |
+
the public prosecutor opposes the application, the Court is satisfied
|
| 685 |
+
|
| 686 |
+
that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty
|
| 687 |
+
|
| 688 |
+
of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while
|
| 689 |
+
|
| 690 |
+
on bail.
|
| 691 |
+
|
| 692 |
+
|
| 693 |
+
|
| 694 |
+
22. Sub section (2) of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_17">Section 37</a> further emphasises that the
|
| 695 |
+
|
| 696 |
+
16 Cr.A. No. 1841-1842/ 2022 Dt.21/10/2022.
|
| 697 |
+
17 SLP (Cri) Diary No. 20289/2023, Dt. 29/05/2023
|
| 698 |
+
18 BA No.2950/2022 Dt.31/01/2023.
|
| 699 |
+
19 BA No.1618/2022, Dt.12/07/2023.
|
| 700 |
+
20 BA No.5596/2022 Dt. 03/08/2023.
|
| 701 |
+
|
| 702 |
+
Vishal Parekar ...10
|
| 703 |
+
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|
| 704 |
+
|
| 705 |
+
|
| 706 |
+
|
| 707 |
+
|
| 708 |
+
limitations on granting of bail specified in clause (b) of sub section
|
| 709 |
+
|
| 710 |
+
(1) are in addition to the limitations under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_18">Code of Criminal
|
| 711 |
+
|
| 712 |
+
Procedure</a>, 1973 or any other law for the time being in force, on
|
| 713 |
+
|
| 714 |
+
granting of bail.
|
| 715 |
+
|
| 716 |
+
|
| 717 |
+
|
| 718 |
+
23. Parliament has incorporated such restrictions in the matter
|
| 719 |
+
|
| 720 |
+
of grant of bail to the person accused of grave offences under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_19">NDPS
|
| 721 |
+
|
| 722 |
+
Act, 1985</a> keeping in view the deleterious effect and devastating
|
| 723 |
+
|
| 724 |
+
impact those offences have on society. Satisfaction of the Court that
|
| 725 |
+
|
| 726 |
+
the accused will not indulge in identical offence becomes necessary
|
| 727 |
+
|
| 728 |
+
as there is an apprehension that the person released on bail may
|
| 729 |
+
|
| 730 |
+
again indulge in the nefarious activity of trafficking in drugs.
|
| 731 |
+
|
| 732 |
+
Parliament has thus used the expression, "reasonable ground"
|
| 733 |
+
|
| 734 |
+
which implies something more than prima facie ground. In the case
|
| 735 |
+
|
| 736 |
+
of State of Kerala vs. Rajesh and Others21 the Supreme Court
|
| 737 |
+
|
| 738 |
+
expounded the connotation of term, "reasonable grounds' in the
|
| 739 |
+
|
| 740 |
+
context of restrictions contained in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_20">section 37</a> of the NDPS Act,
|
| 741 |
+
|
| 742 |
+
1985, as under:-
|
| 743 |
+
|
| 744 |
+
The expression "reasonable grounds" means
|
| 745 |
+
something more than prima facie grounds. It
|
| 746 |
+
contemplates substantial probable causes for
|
| 747 |
+
believing that the accused is not guilty of the alleged
|
| 748 |
+
offence. The reasonable belief contemplated in the
|
| 749 |
+
|
| 750 |
+
21 MANU/SC/0084/2020.
|
| 751 |
+
|
| 752 |
+
Vishal Parekar ...11
|
| 753 |
+
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|
| 754 |
+
|
| 755 |
+
|
| 756 |
+
|
| 757 |
+
|
| 758 |
+
provision requires existence of such facts and
|
| 759 |
+
circumstances as are sufficient in themselves to
|
| 760 |
+
justify satisfaction that the accused is not guilty of the
|
| 761 |
+
alleged offence. In the case on hand, the High Court
|
| 762 |
+
seems to have completely overlooked the underlying
|
| 763 |
+
object of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_21">Section 37</a> that in addition to the limitations
|
| 764 |
+
provided under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_22">CrPC</a>, or any other law for the time
|
| 765 |
+
being in force, regulating the grant of bail, its liberal
|
| 766 |
+
approach in the matter of bail under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_23">NDPS Act</a> is
|
| 767 |
+
indeed uncalled for.
|
| 768 |
+
|
| 769 |
+
|
| 770 |
+
|
| 771 |
+
24. By a catena of judgments, the legal position is fairly
|
| 772 |
+
|
| 773 |
+
crystallized that the Court has no jurisdiction to grant bail to an
|
| 774 |
+
|
| 775 |
+
accused whose case falls within the ambit of <a href="/doc/192465/" id="a_24">section 37(1)</a> of the
|
| 776 |
+
|
| 777 |
+
NDPS Act, 1985 without recording a finding that the twin test
|
| 778 |
+
|
| 779 |
+
envisaged by sub clause (b) of sub section (1) of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_25">Section 37</a> of the
|
| 780 |
+
|
| 781 |
+
NDPS Act, 1985, adverted to above, stands satisfied.
|
| 782 |
+
|
| 783 |
+
|
| 784 |
+
|
| 785 |
+
25. In the case at hand, as noted above, the applicants are seeking
|
| 786 |
+
|
| 787 |
+
bail primarily on the ground of long incarceration. Even otherwise,
|
| 788 |
+
|
| 789 |
+
the allegations and material pressed into service against the
|
| 790 |
+
|
| 791 |
+
applicants are such that the interdict contained in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_26">section 37</a> of the
|
| 792 |
+
|
| 793 |
+
NDPS Act, 1985 is clearly attracted. In this proceeding, no
|
| 794 |
+
|
| 795 |
+
endeavour is made on behalf of the applicants to demonstrate that
|
| 796 |
+
|
| 797 |
+
the applicants may not be guilty of the offence for which they stand
|
| 798 |
+
|
| 799 |
+
|
| 800 |
+
|
| 801 |
+
Vishal Parekar ...12
|
| 802 |
+
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|
| 803 |
+
|
| 804 |
+
|
| 805 |
+
|
| 806 |
+
|
| 807 |
+
charged. The claim for bail rests solely on prolonged incarceration.
|
| 808 |
+
|
| 809 |
+
|
| 810 |
+
|
| 811 |
+
26. Undoubtedly, there is a definite legislative purpose in
|
| 812 |
+
|
| 813 |
+
providing additional restrictions in the matter of grant of bail,
|
| 814 |
+
|
| 815 |
+
having regard to the gravity of the offences and the necessity to
|
| 816 |
+
|
| 817 |
+
arrest the menace of drug trafficking. The restrictions in the matter
|
| 818 |
+
|
| 819 |
+
of grant of bail under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_27">NDPS Act, 1985</a> and other enactments like
|
| 820 |
+
|
| 821 |
+
MCOCA and UAPA etc., are based on the premise that the trial in
|
| 822 |
+
|
| 823 |
+
such matters ought to be concluded expeditiously and that premise
|
| 824 |
+
|
| 825 |
+
has been held to constitute a justification for such stringent
|
| 826 |
+
|
| 827 |
+
provisions in the matter of grant of bail.
|
| 828 |
+
|
| 829 |
+
|
| 830 |
+
|
| 831 |
+
27. As against this interest of society, long incarceration of an
|
| 832 |
+
|
| 833 |
+
accused, without a real prospect of conclusion of trial within a
|
| 834 |
+
|
| 835 |
+
reasonable period, gives rise to a competing interest of the accused
|
| 836 |
+
|
| 837 |
+
an account of unjustified deprivation of personal liberty for an
|
| 838 |
+
|
| 839 |
+
unreasonably long period as an under trial prisoner.
|
| 840 |
+
|
| 841 |
+
|
| 842 |
+
|
| 843 |
+
28. It is in the context of these competing interests, it has been
|
| 844 |
+
|
| 845 |
+
held that the deprivation of right to speedy trial infringes the right
|
| 846 |
+
|
| 847 |
+
to life and personal liberty guaranteed under <a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_28">Article 21</a> of the
|
| 848 |
+
|
| 849 |
+
Constitution of India. The statutory restrictions in the matter of
|
| 850 |
+
|
| 851 |
+
|
| 852 |
+
|
| 853 |
+
Vishal Parekar ...13
|
| 854 |
+
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|
| 855 |
+
|
| 856 |
+
|
| 857 |
+
|
| 858 |
+
|
| 859 |
+
grant of bail melt down in the face of unreasonably long period of
|
| 860 |
+
|
| 861 |
+
incarceration.
|
| 862 |
+
|
| 863 |
+
|
| 864 |
+
|
| 865 |
+
29. A useful reference in this context can be made to the decision
|
| 866 |
+
|
| 867 |
+
of the Supreme Court in the case of Supreme Court Legal Aid
|
| 868 |
+
|
| 869 |
+
Committee (supra) wherein the Supreme Court directed the release
|
| 870 |
+
|
| 871 |
+
of under trial prisoners who were accused of the offences
|
| 872 |
+
|
| 873 |
+
punishable under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_29">NDPS Act, 1985</a>, albeit as a one time direction,
|
| 874 |
+
|
| 875 |
+
with clarification that those directions were not intended to
|
| 876 |
+
|
| 877 |
+
interfere with the Special Court's power to grant bail under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_30">section
|
| 878 |
+
|
| 879 |
+
37</a> of the NDPS Act, 1985. It was, inter alia, observed that-
|
| 880 |
+
|
| 881 |
+
(ii) Where the undertrial accused is charged with an
|
| 882 |
+
offence(s) under the Act providing for punishment
|
| 883 |
+
exceeding five years and fine, such an undertrial shall
|
| 884 |
+
be released on bail on the term set out in (i) above
|
| 885 |
+
provided that his bail amount shall in no case be less
|
| 886 |
+
than Rs 50,000 with two sureties for like amount.
|
| 887 |
+
|
| 888 |
+
|
| 889 |
+
|
| 890 |
+
30. In the case of Mohd. Muslim @ Hussain (supra), the Supreme
|
| 891 |
+
|
| 892 |
+
Court, inter alia, observed that grant of bail on ground of undue
|
| 893 |
+
|
| 894 |
+
delay in trial, cannot be said to be fettered by <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_31">Section 37</a> of the Act,
|
| 895 |
+
|
| 896 |
+
given the imperative of Section 436A which is applicable to offences
|
| 897 |
+
|
| 898 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_32">NDPS Act</a> too.
|
| 899 |
+
|
| 900 |
+
|
| 901 |
+
|
| 902 |
+
|
| 903 |
+
Vishal Parekar ...14
|
| 904 |
+
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|
| 905 |
+
|
| 906 |
+
|
| 907 |
+
|
| 908 |
+
|
| 909 |
+
31. In the case of Rabi Prakash (supra), the Supreme Court
|
| 910 |
+
|
| 911 |
+
observed as under:-
|
| 912 |
+
|
| 913 |
+
4] As regard to the twin conditions contained in
|
| 914 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_33">section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, learned counsel for the
|
| 915 |
+
respondent - State has been duly heard. Thus, the 1 st
|
| 916 |
+
condition stands complied with. So far as the 2 nd
|
| 917 |
+
condition re: formation of opinion as to whether there
|
| 918 |
+
are reasonable grounds to believe that the petitioner is
|
| 919 |
+
not guilty, the same may not be formed at this stage
|
| 920 |
+
when he has already spent more than three and a half
|
| 921 |
+
years in custody. The prolonged incarceration,
|
| 922 |
+
generally militates against the most precious
|
| 923 |
+
fundamental right guaranteed under <a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_34">Article 21</a> of the
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Constitution and in such a situation, the conditional
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liberty must override the statutory embargo created
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under <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_35">section 37(1)(b)(ii)</a> of the NDPS Act.
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32. As against this, there is a body of judgments, on which
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reliance was placed by Mr. Sethna, wherein, it has been observed
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that mere long period of incarceration cannot be a ground for grant
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of bail in the face of statutory restrictions. In the case of Sheru vs.
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NCB (supra) the Supreme Court, in the context of suspension of
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sentence of a convict, observed that mere passage of time cannot be
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a reason for bail.
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33. In the case of Union of India V/s. Sujeet Khatua Etc.22 while
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granting bail in the case of Sujeet Khatua etc. V/s. Union of India,
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22 Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Cri.) Diary No.34587 of 2023 dt. 27 September 2023
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Vishal Parekar ...15
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the High Court had made the following observations :
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"...... To make it clear, the provision contained in
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Section 436-A of Code would apply to the
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special acts also in the absence of any specific
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provision. For example, the rigour as provided
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under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_36">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, would not
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come in the way in such a case as we are
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dealing with the liberty of a person...."
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34. In the context of the aforesaid observations, the
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Supreme Court observed as under :
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"Though we are not interfering with the
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impugned order on merits, we make it clear
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that we have not approved the aforesaid
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observations."
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35. In a situation of this nature, in my considered view, the
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gravity of the offences and the peculiar facts of the case must enter
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the determination. The accusation against the Applicants deserves
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to be kept in view. It is alleged, the applicants were involved in
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manufacturing of MD and a large quantity of contraband was
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recovered from the factory premises where the applicants were
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allegedly manufacturing MD.
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36. I find substance in the submission of Mr. Sethna that it is not a
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case where a drug peddler is found in possession of a commercial
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quantity of the contraband. The gravity of the allegations can be
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gauged from the fact that the applicants were allegedly indulging in
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Vishal Parekar ...16
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manufacturing of MD for a period of time before they were allegedly
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incarceration is inordinate, the prosecution deserves an
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opportunity to lead evidence to substantiate the grave indictment
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against the applicants before they are released.
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38. In the totality of the circumstances, a direction for
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expeditious conclusion of the trial with liberty to the applicants to
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again move for bail in the event the trial is not concluded within the
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stipulated period would be in consonance with the object of the Act,
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1985.
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39. Hence, the following order :
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ORDER
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<pre id="pre_2">1] The applications stand rejected.
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2] The learned Special Judge seized with NDPS Case No.79 of
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</pre><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_1">2017 arising out of C.R.No.43 of 2017 registered with D.R.I. Mumbai
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Zonal Unit is requested to conclude the trial in the said NDPS Case
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as expeditiously as possible and preferably within a period of six
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months from the date of communication of this order.
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</p><pre id="pre_3">Vishal Parekar ...17
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3] The learned Special Judge is requested to give due priority for
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</pre><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_2"> hearing of the said NDPS Case having regard to the long period of
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incarceration of the applicants, and, if possible, allocate time on at
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least 2 to 3 days in a week for hearing of the said NDPS Case.
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for examination and shall not seek any adjournment.
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5] The accused shall also co-operate with the expeditious
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conclusion of the trial and shall not seek adjournment.
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6] In the event the trial is not concluded within the said period of
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six months, the applicants shall have the liberty to renew the
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prayer for bail before this Court.
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_3"> 7] By way of abundant caution, it is clarified that the observations
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made hereinabove are confined for the purpose of determination of
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the entitlement for bail and they may not be construed as an
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expression of opinion on the guilt or otherwise of the applicant and
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the trial Court shall not be influenced by any of the observations
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made hereinabove.</p><pre id="pre_4">
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(N. J. JAMADAR, J.)
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Vishal Parekar ...18
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Signed by: S.S.Phadke
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Designation: PS To Honourable Judge
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Date: 13/02/2024 20:57:52
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<h2 class="doc_title">Deepak @ Chandan Sahu vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 19 July, 2021</h2>
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<h3 class="doc_author">Author: <a href="/search/?formInput=authorid:r-k-verma">Rajendra Kumar Verma</a></h3>
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<pre id="pre_1"> THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
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Cr.A.Nos.1217/2017 & 1232/2017
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Jabalpur, Dated 19/07/2021
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Shri Mayank Sharma, learned counsel for the
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appellants.
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Shri Anoop Sonkar, learned Panel Lawyer for the
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State.
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Heard on I.A.Nos.13674/2020 & 13678/2020, third
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applications on behalf appellant Deepak @ Chandan
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Sahu in Cr.A.No.1217/2017 and on behalf of appellant
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Kanhaiya Sahu in Cr.A.No.1232/2017 respectively for
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suspension of jail sentence and grant of bail.
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The appellants stand convicted for the offence
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punishable under <a href="/doc/330464/" id="a_1">Section 20(b)(ii)(C)</a> of NDPS Act,1985
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and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 10 years with fine of
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Rs.1,00,000/- also with default stipulation.
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As per prosecution case, at the relevant point of time
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Deputy Superintendent of Police, Ms. Shraddha Sonkar
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who was posted as Probationary Station House Officer,
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of Police Station Garhasarai on 26.01.2016 received in
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information from the informant that Chandhan Sahu and
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Kanhaiya Sahu had been transporting contraband
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substance, who may be apprehended. On such
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information, entry of the information was made in
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Rojnamachasana. Panchnama to procedure search
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warrant was also prepared which was also registered in
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Rojnamachasanha. Constable Ganga Yadav went to the
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office of Additional Superintendent of Police, Dindori to
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procure search warrants, entry of the same was also
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THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
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Cr.A.Nos.1217/2017 & 1232/2017
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made in Rojnamachasanha. Thereafter the police party
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proceeded towards the alleged place of incident in a
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government vehicle. Where a white colour Bolero Pickup
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vehicle was seen coming from the side of Anuppur
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bearing registration No.MP52 GA 0391 which was
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stopped by the police, in which the appellants were
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alleged to have sat. The appellants were informed about
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the search and on search nothing objectionable was
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found from their possession. Thereafter, the vehicle was
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also searched, in which, 48 KG 550 gm contraband was
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found in three bags and in a khaki colour cartoon.
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Thereafter two samples, each of 50 gms were taken on
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which signatures of the witnesses were also obtained. On
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the aforesaid allegation, offence was registered against
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the appellants and they were taken into custody. Vehicle
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was also taken into custody by the police. After
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registration of the FIR, charge-sheet was filed before the
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trial Court and after the trial, the impugned judgment is
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passed and the trial Court found the appellants guilty for
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the aforesaid offence.
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Learned counsel for the appellants submits that the
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appellants have wrongly been convicted by the trial Court.
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The circumstances so mentioned in the judgment do not
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incriminate the appellants with the said offence. The bags
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and the cartoon which are said to have been found in the
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Bolero Pickup vehicle do not belong to him. There are
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major contradictions, omissions and improvements in the
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THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
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Cr.A.Nos.1217/2017 & 1232/2017
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testimony of the prosecution witnesses. There are major
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contradictions in the version of the prosecution witnesses
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about the seized quantity of the contraband.
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Learned counsel for the appellants further submits
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that independent witnesses of the seizure and search
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have turned hostile. The police had not followed the
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proper procedure while conducting search of the
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appellants and the procedural mistakes apparent on the
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face of record. There is no evidence on record to show
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that the appellants had any intention to commit the
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offence. The learned trial Judge has failed to appreciate
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the prosecution evidence in its proper perspective
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resulting into grave miscarriage of justice. It is also clear
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from the circumstances that concocted and fabricated
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evidence has been utilized for conviction of the
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appellants.
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Learned counsel for the appellants has further
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submitted that there is no criminal antecedent against the
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appellants and, therefore, there is no probability to repeat
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such offence in future. He has further argued that the
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appellants have suffered substantial jail sentence period
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out of 10 years of conviction and if they are not released
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on bail, purpose of filing the criminal appeal would be
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frustrated. There is no possibility of early hearing of the
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appeals especially because of COVID-19 pandemic. With
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the aforesaid, he prays for allowing the said applications.
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THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
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Cr.A.Nos.1217/2017 & 1232/2017
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On the other hand, learned Panel Lawyer opposes
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the prayer of the counsel for the appellants submitting
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that earlier applications filed for the same purpose have
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been rejected by the Court after considering each and
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every aspect of the case. There is no change in
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circumstances to consider these successive bail
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applications. The contraband substance was seized from
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the possession of the appellants.
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Heard and perused the evidence on record.
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On perusal, it is found that 48 kgs and 550 gms of
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contraband substance (ganja) was seized from the Bulero
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Pickup vehicle whereon the present appellants were
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sitting. As per the prosecution, the appellants were
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transporting the contraband substance. Prima facie, it
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+
appears that the appellants were on the vehicle and the
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vehicle and contraband substance were seized from the
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possession of the appellants. The ground of falsely
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implication of the appellants and non-compliance of
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mandatory provisions of <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_2">NDPS Act</a>, prima facie, having no
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force as it appears that the learned trial Court has
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discussed about the compliance of mandatory provisions
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of <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_3">NDPS Act</a> and prima facie, the case does not seem of
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falsely implication.
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The learned counsel for the appellant has also
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expressed his anxiety about futility of purpose of filing the
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appeals, if the appellants are not released on bail or the
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appeal will not be heard finally. As per the appellants'
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THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
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Cr.A.Nos.1217/2017 & 1232/2017
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counsel, the appellants have already suffered substantial
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part of their jail sentence out of 10 years of conviction and
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if they are not released on bail, the appeal would be in
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vain.
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<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_4">Section 37</a> of NDPS Act restricts the bail of accused
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for offence involving commercial quantity unless the Court
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is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing
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that he is not guilty of such offence.
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In the case of Union of India v. Abdul Momin
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reported in (2005) 13 SCC 144, after considering the
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question of applicability of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_5">Section 37</a> of NDPS Act, the
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Hon'ble Apex Court has held that merely on the ground
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that there was no prospect of early hearing of appeal, bail
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cannot be granted to the accused.
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Further, in the case of Rasheed and others Vs.
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State of Karnataka reported in 2007 Cri. L.J. 2316, the
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High Court of Karnataka has held that under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_6">NDPS Act</a>,
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'the negation of bail is rule and grant of bail is an
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exception'. The Court discussed the provision of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_7">Section
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37</a> of NDPS Act and held that the expression 'reasonable
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ground' as used in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_8">Section 37</a> of the Act means
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something more then prima facie ground.
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In another case Ratan Kumar Vishwas v. State of
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U.P. & another reported in AIR 2009 SC 581, the Hon'ble
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Apex Court has denied to suspend the jail sentence of the
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appellant whose possession contraband substance was
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seized. The Hon'ble Apex Court held that bail cannot be
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THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
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Cr.A.Nos.1217/2017 & 1232/2017
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granted to accused unless there are reasonable ground
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for holding that he is not guilty and not likely to commit
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appellants. As discussed above, the trial Court found that
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the appellants were fully aware with the fact that the
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substance was kept in the Bulero Pickup vehicle,
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appellants' counsel are still kept alive for consideration
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<h2 class="doc_title">Reserved On : 13.03.2025 vs State Of Himachal Pradesh on 19 March, 2025</h2>
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.</p><pre id="pre_1">
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CrMP(M) No.444 of 2025
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Reserved on : 13.03.2025
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Decided on: 19.03.2025
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Ashok Kumar ...Applicant
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Versus
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State of Himachal Pradesh ...Respondent
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Coram
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</pre><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_2">The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.
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Whether approved for reporting?
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For the applicant : Mr. Vijender Katoch, Advocate.
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For the respondent : Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General,
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with Mr. Tejasvi Sharma, Mr. H.S.
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Rawat and Mr. Mohinder Zharaick,
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Additional Advocates General.
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_4">Virender Singh, Judge
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By way of the present application, filed under
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Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,
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2023 (hereinafter referred to as 'BNSS'), applicant-Ashok
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Kumar has sought his release, on bail, during the
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pendency of the trial, in case FIR No.126 of 2023, dated
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01.08.2023, registered under Sections 21, 29-61-85 of the
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<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_1">Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act</a> (hereinafter
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_1"> 2</span>
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referred to as the '<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_2">NDPS Act</a>'), with Police Station Damtal,
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District Kangra, H.P.
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</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_5">2. According to the applicant, he has falsely been
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arrested by the police, in this case, on 01.08.2023, for
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allegedly possessing contraband, weighing 261 gms of
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chitta/heroin.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_6">3. As per applicant, investigation, in the present
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case, is complete and despite the fact that he is in custody
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for the last 1 year and 7 months, charges have not yet been
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framed. All these facts have been pleaded to show that the
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chances of conclusion of trial against the applicant, in near
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future, are not so bright.
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_7">4. According to the applicant, apart from the
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present case, another case has also been registered against
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him, vide FIR No.21/2019 dated 17.04.2019, under
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<a href="/doc/1566465/" id="a_3">Section 21</a> of NDPS Act, with Police Station Damtal,
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District Kangra, H.P., in which, the police had allegedly
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shown the recovery of 10.84 gms of chitta/heroin from his
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possession. The said case is also stated to be pending
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adjudication in the competent Court of law and fixed for
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consideration on charge.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_8">5. According to the applicant, he had earlier tried
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his luck by moving similar application, before the Court of
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learned Special Judge-II, Kangra at Dharamshala, District
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Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. However, the same was
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dismissed vide order dated 23.12.2023.
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_9">6. It is the case of the applicant that thereafter, he
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had tried his luck, before this Court, by moving CrMPs(M)
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No.210, 1849 and 2395 of 2024, which were dismissed as
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withdrawn, vide orders dated 29.02.2024, 29.08.2024 and
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12.11.2024, respectively.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_10">7. Learned counsel for the applicant has
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vehemently argued that keeping in view the period of
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custody of the applicant i.e. 1 year 7 months, the applicant
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is entitled for the relief, as claimed, in the application.
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_11"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="59082837" id="span_3"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="115934651" id="span_4"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="168160496" id="span_5"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="47714331" id="span_6"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="640713" id="span_7"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="19483715" id="span_8"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="139736498" id="span_9"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="127830481" id="span_10">8. To buttress his contention, learned counsel for
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the applicant has relied upon the decisions of Hon'ble
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Supreme Court in Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl)
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No.3961/2022, titled as <a href="/doc/127830481/" id="a_4">'Abdul Majeed Lone Vs. Union</a>
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_11"> 4</span>
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2025:HHC:6580
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Territory of Jammu and Kashmir'; Petition for Special
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Leave to Appeal (Crl) No.5769/2022, titled as <a href="/doc/139736498/" id="a_5">'Nitin
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Adhikary @Bapan Vs. The State of West Bengal</a>'; Criminal
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Appeal No.245/2020, titled as <a href="/doc/19483715/" id="a_6">'Chitta Biswas @Subhas Vs.
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The State of West Bengal</a>'; Petition for Special Leave to
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Appeal (Crl) No.5187/2021, titled as <a href="/doc/640713/" id="a_7">'Kulwant Singh Vs.
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The State of Punjab</a>'; Criminal Appeal No.1570/2021, titled
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as <a href="/doc/47714331/" id="a_8">'Mahmood Kurdeya Vs. Narcotics Control Bureau</a>';
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Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl) No.5530/2022,
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titled as <a href="/doc/168160496/" id="a_9">'Mohammad Salman Hanif Shaikh Vs. The State of
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Gujarat</a>'; Criminal Appeal No.1169 of 2022, titled as <a href="/doc/115934651/" id="a_10">'Gopal
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Krishna Patra @Gopalrusma Vs. Union of India</a>'; Petition
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for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl) No.7115/2024, tilted as
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'Sohrab Khan Vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh' and
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Petition for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl) No.4648/2024,
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tilted as <a href="/doc/59082837/" id="a_11">'Ankur Chaudhary Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh</a>'.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_12">9. Learned counsel for the applicant has also
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relied upon the decisions of the Coordinate Bench of this
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Court in CrMP(M) No.586 of 2022, titled as 'Mohan Kumar
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Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh', Neutral Citation No.2022
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_12"> 5</span>
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HHC 5832; CrMP(M) No.1592 of 2021, titled as 'Raj Kumari
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Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh', Neutral Citation No.2021
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HHC 8883 and CrMP(M) No.1462 of 2024, titled as 'Tilak
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Raj Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh', Neutral Citation
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No.2025 HHC 2996.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_13">10. Apart from this, learned counsel for the
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applicant has given certain undertakings, on behalf of the
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applicant, for which, the applicant is ready to abide by, in
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case, ordered to be released on bail, during the pendency
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of the trial.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_14">11. On the basis of the above facts, a prayer has
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been made to allow the application.
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_15">12. When, put to notice, police has filed the status
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report, disclosing therein, that on 01.08.2023, ASI Satinder
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Singh, IO, Police Station Damtal, has submitted a ruqqa to
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the Police Station, Damtal, through HC Vikas, for
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registration of FIR, mentioning therein that on 01.08.2023,
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IO, along with other police officials, was on patrolling duty
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and duty to detect crime relating to excise and narcotics.
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_13"> 6</span>
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</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_16"> 2025:HHC:6580
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_17">13. It is the case of the police that at about 03:53
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pm, police party had left Police Station and after visiting
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Thapkor-Lodwa side, at about 05:10 pm, IO was present at
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Excise Barrier, Chakki at Badrohea. In order to stop the
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illegal activity in the area, he has put the picketing at that
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place and started checking the vehicles coming from
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Pathankot, Punjab side. Then, he noticed Activa scooter,
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bearing registration No.HP97-2254, colour white, being
|
| 436 |
+
|
| 437 |
+
driven by its driver, coming from Pathankot side. Two
|
| 438 |
+
|
| 439 |
+
persons were found on it.
|
| 440 |
+
</p>
|
| 441 |
+
<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_18">14. Thereafter, IO, after stopping the driver,
|
| 442 |
+
|
| 443 |
+
directed him to show the driving licence, upon which,
|
| 444 |
+
|
| 445 |
+
driver Yashpal S/o Ram Chand had produced the driving
|
| 446 |
+
|
| 447 |
+
licence and the person, who was the pillion rider, on
|
| 448 |
+
|
| 449 |
+
enquiry, disclosed his name as Suresh Kumar S/o Jagat
|
| 450 |
+
|
| 451 |
+
Ram. When, the IO was enquiring from the said persons,
|
| 452 |
+
|
| 453 |
+
meanwhile, a grey coloured Maruti 800 car, being driven
|
| 454 |
+
|
| 455 |
+
by its driver, was seen coming, which was signaled to stop
|
| 456 |
+
|
| 457 |
+
by HC Vikas. The driver has not stopped the vehicle and
|
| 458 |
+
|
| 459 |
+
taken the same away from there, upon which, Ct. Rishabh,
|
| 460 |
+
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| 461 |
+
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| 462 |
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|
| 463 |
+
|
| 464 |
+
|
| 465 |
+
|
| 466 |
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who was present there, stopped the said car. Thereafter, IO
|
| 467 |
+
|
| 468 |
+
and other police officials also reached there. The
|
| 469 |
+
|
| 470 |
+
registration number of the said car was found to be PB35-
|
| 471 |
+
|
| 472 |
+
E-0318.
|
| 473 |
+
</p>
|
| 474 |
+
<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_19">15. It is the further case of the police that
|
| 475 |
+
|
| 476 |
+
meanwhile, the persons, who came there on Activa, namely
|
| 477 |
+
|
| 478 |
+
Yashpal and Suresh Kumar, also reached there. On seeing
|
| 479 |
+
|
| 480 |
+
the suspicious activities of the driver of the said car, it has
|
| 481 |
+
|
| 482 |
+
been apprehended by the IO that some stolen articles may
|
| 483 |
+
|
| 484 |
+
be there in the car or the car driver may be involved in any
|
| 485 |
+
|
| 486 |
+
other illegal activity. As such, IO has associated said
|
| 487 |
+
|
| 488 |
+
Yashpal and Suresh Kumar as independent witnesses and
|
| 489 |
+
|
| 490 |
+
name of the driver of the said car was enquired. On
|
| 491 |
+
|
| 492 |
+
enquiry, driver disclosed his name as 'Ashok Kumar'
|
| 493 |
+
|
| 494 |
+
(applicant).
|
| 495 |
+
</p>
|
| 496 |
+
<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_20">16. Thereafter, IO directed Ashok Kumar (applicant)
|
| 497 |
+
|
| 498 |
+
to show the registration certificate of the vehicle, upon
|
| 499 |
+
|
| 500 |
+
which, Ashok Kumar (applicant) had opened the
|
| 501 |
+
|
| 502 |
+
dashboard of the vehicle and in this process, a black
|
| 503 |
+
|
| 504 |
+
coloured polythene envelope had fallen down.
|
| 505 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_15"> 8</span>
|
| 506 |
+
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|
| 507 |
+
|
| 508 |
+
|
| 509 |
+
|
| 510 |
+
|
| 511 |
+
Subsequently, applicant has shown RC to the IO and the
|
| 512 |
+
|
| 513 |
+
same was found to be in the name of the applicant. On
|
| 514 |
+
|
| 515 |
+
enquiry, he could not give any satisfactory answer to the
|
| 516 |
+
|
| 517 |
+
IO, as to why, he had driven away the car and got
|
| 518 |
+
|
| 519 |
+
perplexed.
|
| 520 |
+
</p>
|
| 521 |
+
<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_22">17. Thereafter, the black coloured envelope, which
|
| 522 |
+
|
| 523 |
+
had fallen down from the dashboard, was opened and on
|
| 524 |
+
|
| 525 |
+
opening the same, another transparent white coloured
|
| 526 |
+
|
| 527 |
+
envelope was found containing brown granule shaped and
|
| 528 |
+
|
| 529 |
+
powder like substance. When, the same was checked on
|
| 530 |
+
|
| 531 |
+
the drug detection kit, then, the same was found to be
|
| 532 |
+
|
| 533 |
+
chitta/heroin, which, on weighment, was found to be 261
|
| 534 |
+
|
| 535 |
+
gms. The same was taken into possession. Other codal
|
| 536 |
+
|
| 537 |
+
formalities were completed and accused/applicant was
|
| 538 |
+
|
| 539 |
+
arrested.
|
| 540 |
+
</p>
|
| 541 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_23">18. Later on, during investigation, the involvement
|
| 542 |
+
|
| 543 |
+
of co-accused Harkrishanjit Singh, S/o Balwinder Singh,
|
| 544 |
+
|
| 545 |
+
R/o Amritsar, Punjab, was also found and he was also
|
| 546 |
+
|
| 547 |
+
arrested.
|
| 548 |
+
</p><span class="hidden_text" id="span_16"> 9</span><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_24">
|
| 549 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_25"> 2025:HHC:6580
|
| 550 |
+
|
| 551 |
+
|
| 552 |
+
|
| 553 |
+
|
| 554 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_26">19. As per status report, another case, bearing FIR
|
| 555 |
+
|
| 556 |
+
No.21 of 2019 dated 17.04.2019, under <a href="/doc/1566465/" id="a_12">Section 21</a> of the
|
| 557 |
+
|
| 558 |
+
NDPS Act, has been found to have been registered against
|
| 559 |
+
|
| 560 |
+
the applicant, with Police Station Damtal, District Kangra,
|
| 561 |
+
|
| 562 |
+
H.P. The said case is still pending adjudication in the
|
| 563 |
+
|
| 564 |
+
Court of learned Additional Sessions Judge-I,
|
| 565 |
+
|
| 566 |
+
Dharamshala, District Kangra.
|
| 567 |
+
</p>
|
| 568 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_27">20. Lastly, it has been apprehended that in case,
|
| 569 |
+
|
| 570 |
+
the applicant is ordered to be released on bail, he may
|
| 571 |
+
|
| 572 |
+
again indulge in the same activity and also allured the
|
| 573 |
+
|
| 574 |
+
younger generation to involve in the said trade.
|
| 575 |
+
|
| 576 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_28">21. On the basis of the above facts, a prayer has
|
| 577 |
+
|
| 578 |
+
been made that the bail application may be dismissed.
|
| 579 |
+
|
| 580 |
+
</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_29">22. As stated above, learned counsel for the
|
| 581 |
+
|
| 582 |
+
applicant has relied upon the case laws, details of which
|
| 583 |
+
|
| 584 |
+
have been mentioned in the preceding para, in order to
|
| 585 |
+
|
| 586 |
+
support the case of the applicant for releasing him on bail.
|
| 587 |
+
|
| 588 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_30">23. Admittedly, the contraband, which has allegedly
|
| 589 |
+
|
| 590 |
+
been recovered, in the present case, falls within the
|
| 591 |
+
|
| 592 |
+
definition of 'commercial quantity'. Once, this fact has been
|
| 593 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_17"> 10</span>
|
| 594 |
+
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|
| 595 |
+
|
| 596 |
+
|
| 597 |
+
|
| 598 |
+
|
| 599 |
+
stated by the police in the status report, then, admittedly,
|
| 600 |
+
|
| 601 |
+
rigors of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_13">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act are applicable in the
|
| 602 |
+
|
| 603 |
+
present case.
|
| 604 |
+
</p>
|
| 605 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_31">24. When, rigors of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_14">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act are
|
| 606 |
+
|
| 607 |
+
applicable, in that eventuality, before releasing the
|
| 608 |
+
|
| 609 |
+
applicant, on bail, it is incumbent upon this Court to give
|
| 610 |
+
|
| 611 |
+
findings, with regard to fulfilment of twin conditions, as
|
| 612 |
+
|
| 613 |
+
enumerated, under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_15">Section 37(b)</a> of the NDPS Act. These
|
| 614 |
+
|
| 615 |
+
conditions are (i) that the applicant has not committed the
|
| 616 |
+
|
| 617 |
+
offence, for which he has been arrested, and (ii) that while
|
| 618 |
+
|
| 619 |
+
on bail, he will not commit any offence.
|
| 620 |
+
|
| 621 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_32"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="182988" id="span_18"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1026836" id="span_19">25. The provisions of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_16">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act,
|
| 622 |
+
|
| 623 |
+
have been discussed and explained by a three-Judge
|
| 624 |
+
|
| 625 |
+
Bench of the Hon'ble Supreme Court, way back in the year
|
| 626 |
+
|
| 627 |
+
2004, in cases, titled as <a href="/doc/1026836/" id="a_17">Collector of Customs, New Delhi
|
| 628 |
+
|
| 629 |
+
versus Ahmadalieva Nodira</a>, reported in (2004) 3
|
| 630 |
+
|
| 631 |
+
Supreme Court <a href="/doc/182988/" id="a_18">Cases 549, and Narcotics Control
|
| 632 |
+
|
| 633 |
+
Bureau versus Dilip Pralhad Namade</a>, reported in
|
| 634 |
+
|
| 635 |
+
(2004) 3 Supreme Court Cases 619.</span></span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="182988" id="span_20">The relevant paras 9
|
| 636 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_21"> 11</span>
|
| 637 |
+
2025:HHC:6580
|
| 638 |
+
|
| 639 |
+
|
| 640 |
+
|
| 641 |
+
|
| 642 |
+
to 11 of the judgment in <a href="/doc/182988/" id="a_19">Dilip Pralhad Namade</a>'s case
|
| 643 |
+
|
| 644 |
+
(supra), are reproduced, as under:</span>
|
| 645 |
+
</p>
|
| 646 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_1"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="10854990" id="span_22">"9. As observed by this Court in <a href="/doc/10854990/" id="a_20">Union of India v.
|
| 647 |
+
Thamisharasi & Ors. (JT</a> 1995(4) SC 253) clause</span>
|
| 648 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_2"> (b) of sub-section (1) of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_21">Section 37</a> imposes
|
| 649 |
+
limitations on granting of bail in addition to those
|
| 650 |
+
provided under the Code. The two limitations are
|
| 651 |
+
(1) an opportunity to the public prosecutor to
|
| 652 |
+
oppose the bail application and (2) satisfaction of
|
| 653 |
+
the Court that there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 654 |
+
believing that the accused is not guilty of such
|
| 655 |
+
offence and that he is not likely to commit any
|
| 656 |
+
offence while on bail.
|
| 657 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 658 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_3"> 10. The limitations on granting of bail come in
|
| 659 |
+
only when the question of granting bail arises on
|
| 660 |
+
merits. Apart from the grant of opportunity to the
|
| 661 |
+
public prosecutor, the other twin conditions
|
| 662 |
+
which really have relevance so far the present
|
| 663 |
+
accused respondent is concerned, are (1) the
|
| 664 |
+
satisfaction of the Court that there are
|
| 665 |
+
reasonable grounds for believing that the
|
| 666 |
+
accused is not guilty of the alleged offence and
|
| 667 |
+
that he is not likely to commit any offence while
|
| 668 |
+
on bail. The conditions are cumulative and not
|
| 669 |
+
alternative. The satisfaction contemplated
|
| 670 |
+
regarding the accused being not guilty has to be
|
| 671 |
+
based for reasonable grounds. The expression
|
| 672 |
+
"reasonable grounds" means something more
|
| 673 |
+
than prima facie grounds. It contemplates
|
| 674 |
+
substantial probable causes for believing that
|
| 675 |
+
the accused is not guilty of the alleged offence.
|
| 676 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_33"> The reasonable belief contemplated in the
|
| 677 |
+
provision requires existence of such facts and
|
| 678 |
+
circumstances as are sufficient in themselves to
|
| 679 |
+
justify satisfaction that the accused is not guilty
|
| 680 |
+
of the alleged offence and he is not likely to
|
| 681 |
+
commit any offence while on bail. This nature of
|
| 682 |
+
embargo seems to have been envisaged keeping
|
| 683 |
+
in view the deleterious nature of the offence,
|
| 684 |
+
necessitates of public interest and the normal
|
| 685 |
+
tendencies of the persons involved in such
|
| 686 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_23"> 12</span>
|
| 687 |
+
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|
| 688 |
+
|
| 689 |
+
|
| 690 |
+
|
| 691 |
+
|
| 692 |
+
network to pursue their activities with greater
|
| 693 |
+
vigour and make hay when, at large. In the case
|
| 694 |
+
at hand the High Court seems to have completely
|
| 695 |
+
overlooked the underlying object of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_22">Section 37</a>
|
| 696 |
+
and transgressed the limitations statutorily
|
| 697 |
+
imposed in allowing bail. It did not take note of
|
| 698 |
+
the confessional statement recorded under
|
| 699 |
+
<a href="/doc/1752792/" id="a_23">Section 67</a> of the Act.
|
| 700 |
+
</p>
|
| 701 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_34"> 11. A bare reading of the impugned judgment
|
| 702 |
+
shows that the scope and ambit of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_24">Section 37</a> of
|
| 703 |
+
the NDPS Act was not kept in view by the High
|
| 704 |
+
Court. Mere non-compliance of the order passed
|
| 705 |
+
for supply of copies, if any, cannot as in the
|
| 706 |
+
instant case entitle an accused to get bail
|
| 707 |
+
notwithstanding prohibitions contained in
|
| 708 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_25">Section 37</a>."
|
| 709 |
+
</p>
|
| 710 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_35"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1648816" id="span_24">26. The term 'reasonable' has elaborately been
|
| 711 |
+
|
| 712 |
+
discussed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court, in case, titled as
|
| 713 |
+
|
| 714 |
+
<a href="/doc/1648816/" id="a_26">Union of India versus Shiv Shanker Kesari</a>, reported in
|
| 715 |
+
|
| 716 |
+
(2007) 7 Supreme Court Cases 798. The relevant paras 8
|
| 717 |
+
|
| 718 |
+
to 11 of the judgment are reproduced, as under:</span>
|
| 719 |
+
|
| 720 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_4"> "8. The word "reasonable" has in law the prima
|
| 721 |
+
facie meaning of reasonable in regard to those
|
| 722 |
+
circumstances of which the actor, called on to act
|
| 723 |
+
reasonably, knows or ought to know. It is
|
| 724 |
+
difficult to give an exact definition of the word
|
| 725 |
+
"reasonable".
|
| 726 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_5"> "7. ... In Strouds Judicial Dictionary, Fourth
|
| 727 |
+
Edition, page 2258 states that it would be
|
| 728 |
+
unreasonable to expect an exact definition of
|
| 729 |
+
the word 'reasonable'. Reason varies in its
|
| 730 |
+
conclusions according to the idiosyncrasy of
|
| 731 |
+
the individual, and the times and
|
| 732 |
+
circumstances in which he thinks. The
|
| 733 |
+
reasoning which built up the old scholastic
|
| 734 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_25"> 13</span>
|
| 735 |
+
2025:HHC:6580
|
| 736 |
+
|
| 737 |
+
|
| 738 |
+
|
| 739 |
+
|
| 740 |
+
logic sounds now like the jingling of a child's
|
| 741 |
+
toy.
|
| 742 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_6">(See: Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. M/s Jagan
|
| 743 |
+
Nath Ashok Kumar and another (1987) 4 SCC
|
| 744 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_7"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1069282" id="span_26">497. and <a href="/doc/1069282/" id="a_27">Gujarat Water Supplies and Sewerage
|
| 745 |
+
Board v. Unique Erectors (Gujarat) Pvt. Ltd. and
|
| 746 |
+
another</a> [(1989) 1 SCC 532].</span>
|
| 747 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 748 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_8">9. "9. ...It is often said that "an attempt to give a
|
| 749 |
+
specific meaning to the word "reasonable" is
|
| 750 |
+
trying to count what is not number and measure
|
| 751 |
+
what is not space". The author of Words and
|
| 752 |
+
Phrases (Permanent Edition) has quoted from Nice
|
| 753 |
+
& Schreiber 123 F. 987, 988 to give a plausible
|
| 754 |
+
meaning for the said word. He says,
|
| 755 |
+
'the expression "reasonable" is a relative term,
|
| 756 |
+
and the facts of the particular controversy must
|
| 757 |
+
be considered before the question as to what
|
| 758 |
+
constitutes reasonable can be determined'.
|
| 759 |
+
It is not meant to be expedient or convenient but
|
| 760 |
+
certainly something more than that."
|
| 761 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 762 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_36"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="136345" id="span_27">10. The word "reasonable" signifies "in
|
| 763 |
+
accordance with reason". In the ultimate analysis
|
| 764 |
+
it is a question of fact, whether a particular act is
|
| 765 |
+
reasonable or not depends on the circumstances
|
| 766 |
+
in a given situation. (See: <a href="/doc/136345/" id="a_28">Municipal Corporation of
|
| 767 |
+
Greater Mumbai and another v. Kamla Mills Ltd.</a>
|
| 768 |
+
(2003) 6 SCC 315).</span>
|
| 769 |
+
</p>
|
| 770 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_37">11. The Court while considering the application for
|
| 771 |
+
bail with reference to <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_29">Section 37</a> of the Act is not
|
| 772 |
+
called upon to record a finding of not guilty. It is
|
| 773 |
+
for the limited purpose essentially confined to the
|
| 774 |
+
question of releasing the accused on bail that the
|
| 775 |
+
Court is called upon to see if there are reasonable
|
| 776 |
+
grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty
|
| 777 |
+
and records its satisfaction about the existence of
|
| 778 |
+
such grounds. But the Court has not to consider
|
| 779 |
+
the matter as if it is pronouncing a judgment of
|
| 780 |
+
acquittal and recording a finding of not guilty."
|
| 781 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_28"> 14</span>
|
| 782 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_38"> 2025:HHC:6580
|
| 783 |
+
|
| 784 |
+
|
| 785 |
+
|
| 786 |
+
|
| 787 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_39"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="35047711" id="span_29">27. This view has again been reiterated by the
|
| 788 |
+
|
| 789 |
+
Hon'ble Supreme Court in a latest decision, in case, titled
|
| 790 |
+
|
| 791 |
+
as <a href="/doc/35047711/" id="a_30">State of Kerala and others versus Rajesh and
|
| 792 |
+
|
| 793 |
+
others</a>, reported in (2020) 12 Supreme Court Cases 122.
|
| 794 |
+
|
| 795 |
+
The relevant paras 18 to 21 of the judgment are
|
| 796 |
+
|
| 797 |
+
reproduced, as under:</span>
|
| 798 |
+
</p>
|
| 799 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_9"> "18. This Court has laid down broad parameters
|
| 800 |
+
to be followed while considering the application
|
| 801 |
+
for bail moved by the accused involved in
|
| 802 |
+
offences under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_31">NDPS Act</a>. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1378939" id="span_30">In <a href="/doc/1378939/" id="a_32">Union of India Vs.
|
| 803 |
+
Ram Samujh and Ors.</a> 1999(9) SCC 429, it has
|
| 804 |
+
been elaborated as under:</span>
|
| 805 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_10"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1054146" id="span_31">"7. It is to be borne in mind that the aforesaid
|
| 806 |
+
legislative mandate is required to be adhered
|
| 807 |
+
to and followed. It should be borne in mind
|
| 808 |
+
that in a murder case, the accused commits
|
| 809 |
+
murder of one or two persons, while those
|
| 810 |
+
persons who are dealing in narcotic drugs are
|
| 811 |
+
instrumental in causing death or in inflicting
|
| 812 |
+
deathblow to a number of innocent young
|
| 813 |
+
victims, who are vulnerable; it causes
|
| 814 |
+
deleterious effects and a deadly impact on the
|
| 815 |
+
society; they are a hazard to the society; even
|
| 816 |
+
if they are released temporarily, in all
|
| 817 |
+
probability, they would continue their
|
| 818 |
+
nefarious activities of trafficking and/or
|
| 819 |
+
dealing in intoxicants clandestinely. Reason
|
| 820 |
+
may be large stake and illegal profit involved.
|
| 821 |
+
This Court, dealing with the contention with
|
| 822 |
+
regard to punishment under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_33">NDPS Act</a>, has
|
| 823 |
+
succinctly observed about the adverse effect of
|
| 824 |
+
such activities in <a href="/doc/1054146/" id="a_34">Durand Didier v. Chief Secy.,
|
| 825 |
+
Union Territory of Goa</a> [(1990) 1 SCC 95)] as
|
| 826 |
+
under:</span>
|
| 827 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_11"> '24. With deep concern, we may point out
|
| 828 |
+
that the organised activities of the
|
| 829 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_32"> 15</span>
|
| 830 |
+
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|
| 831 |
+
|
| 832 |
+
|
| 833 |
+
|
| 834 |
+
|
| 835 |
+
underworld and the clandestine smuggling
|
| 836 |
+
of narcotic drugs and psychotropic
|
| 837 |
+
substances into this country and illegal
|
| 838 |
+
trafficking in such drugs and substances
|
| 839 |
+
have led to drug addiction among a sizeable
|
| 840 |
+
section of the public, particularly the
|
| 841 |
+
adolescents and students of both sexes and
|
| 842 |
+
the menace has assumed serious and
|
| 843 |
+
alarming proportions in the recent years.
|
| 844 |
+
Therefore, in order to effectively control and
|
| 845 |
+
eradicate this proliferating and booming
|
| 846 |
+
devastating menace, causing deleterious
|
| 847 |
+
effects and deadly impact on the society as
|
| 848 |
+
a whole, Parliament in its wisdom, has
|
| 849 |
+
made effective provisions by introducing
|
| 850 |
+
this Act 81 of 1985 specifying mandatory
|
| 851 |
+
minimum imprisonment and fine.
|
| 852 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 853 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_12">8. To check the menace of dangerous drugs
|
| 854 |
+
flooding the market, Parliament has
|
| 855 |
+
provided that the person accused of
|
| 856 |
+
offences under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_35">NDPS Act</a> should not be
|
| 857 |
+
released on bail during trial unless the
|
| 858 |
+
mandatory conditions provided in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_36">Section
|
| 859 |
+
37</a>, namely,
|
| 860 |
+
|
| 861 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_13">(i) there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 862 |
+
believing that the accused is not guilty of
|
| 863 |
+
such offence; and
|
| 864 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_14">(ii) that he is not likely to commit any
|
| 865 |
+
offence while on bail are satisfied. The High
|
| 866 |
+
Court has not given any justifiable reason
|
| 867 |
+
for not abiding by the aforesaid mandate
|
| 868 |
+
while ordering the release of the
|
| 869 |
+
respondent-accused on bail. Instead of
|
| 870 |
+
attempting to take a holistic view of the
|
| 871 |
+
harmful socio-economic consequences and
|
| 872 |
+
health hazards which would accompany
|
| 873 |
+
trafficking illegally in dangerous drugs, the
|
| 874 |
+
court should implement the law in the spirit
|
| 875 |
+
with which Parliament, after due
|
| 876 |
+
deliberation, has amended."
|
| 877 |
+
</blockquote><span class="hidden_text" id="span_33"> 16</span>
|
| 878 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_40"> 2025:HHC:6580
|
| 879 |
+
|
| 880 |
+
|
| 881 |
+
|
| 882 |
+
|
| 883 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_41">19. The scheme of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_37">Section 37</a> reveals that the
|
| 884 |
+
exercise of power to grant bail is not only
|
| 885 |
+
subject to the limitations contained under
|
| 886 |
+
<a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_38">Section 439</a> of the CrPC, but is also subject to
|
| 887 |
+
the limitation placed by <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_39">Section 37</a> which
|
| 888 |
+
commences with non-obstante clause. The
|
| 889 |
+
operative part of the said section is in the
|
| 890 |
+
negative form prescribing the enlargement of
|
| 891 |
+
bail to any person accused of commission of
|
| 892 |
+
an offence under the Act, unless twin
|
| 893 |
+
conditions are satisfied. The first condition is
|
| 894 |
+
that the prosecution must be given an
|
| 895 |
+
opportunity to oppose the application; and the
|
| 896 |
+
second, is that the Court must be satisfied
|
| 897 |
+
that there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 898 |
+
believing that he is not guilty of such offence.
|
| 899 |
+
If either of these two conditions is not
|
| 900 |
+
satisfied, the ban for granting bail operates.
|
| 901 |
+
|
| 902 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_42">20. The expression "reasonable grounds"
|
| 903 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_15">means something more than prima facie
|
| 904 |
+
grounds. It contemplates substantial probable
|
| 905 |
+
causes for believing that the accused is not
|
| 906 |
+
guilty of the alleged offence. The reasonable
|
| 907 |
+
belief contemplated in the provision requires
|
| 908 |
+
existence of such facts and circumstances as
|
| 909 |
+
are sufficient in themselves to justify
|
| 910 |
+
satisfaction that the accused is not guilty of
|
| 911 |
+
the alleged offence. In the case on hand, the
|
| 912 |
+
High Court seems to have completely
|
| 913 |
+
overlooked the underlying object of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_40">Section 37</a>
|
| 914 |
+
that in addition to the limitations provided
|
| 915 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_41">CrPC</a>, or any other law for the time
|
| 916 |
+
being in force, regulating the grant of bail, its
|
| 917 |
+
liberal approach in the matter of bail under the
|
| 918 |
+
<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_42">NDPS Act</a> is indeed uncalled for.
|
| 919 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 920 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_43">21. We may further like to observe that the
|
| 921 |
+
learned Single Judge has failed to record a
|
| 922 |
+
finding mandated under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_43">Section 37</a> of the
|
| 923 |
+
NDPS Act which is a sine qua non for granting
|
| 924 |
+
bail to the accused under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_44">NDPS Act</a>."
|
| 925 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_34"> 17</span>
|
| 926 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_44"> 2025:HHC:6580
|
| 927 |
+
|
| 928 |
+
|
| 929 |
+
|
| 930 |
+
|
| 931 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_45">28. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="68361150" id="span_35">In a recent decision, in case, titled as <a href="/doc/68361150/" id="a_45">Narcotics
|
| 932 |
+
|
| 933 |
+
Control Bureau versus Mohit Aggarwal</a>, reported in AIR
|
| 934 |
+
|
| 935 |
+
2022 SC 3444, the Hon'ble Supreme Court has reiterated
|
| 936 |
+
|
| 937 |
+
the earlier view regarding compliance of the conditions, as
|
| 938 |
+
|
| 939 |
+
enumerated in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_46">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act. The relevant
|
| 940 |
+
|
| 941 |
+
paras 10 to 15 of the judgment are reproduced, as under:</span>
|
| 942 |
+
|
| 943 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_16"> "10. The provisions of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_47">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act
|
| 944 |
+
read as follows:
|
| 945 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_17"> "[37. Offences to be cognizable and non-
|
| 946 |
+
bailable.-(1) Notwithstanding anything
|
| 947 |
+
contained in the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_48">Code of Criminal Procedure</a>,
|
| 948 |
+
1973 (2 of 1974)-
|
| 949 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_18"> (a) every offence punishable under this Act
|
| 950 |
+
shall be cognizable;
|
| 951 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_19"> (b) no person accused of an offence
|
| 952 |
+
punishable for [offences under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_49">section 19</a> or
|
| 953 |
+
<a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_50">section 24</a> or <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_51">section 27A</a> and also for
|
| 954 |
+
offences involving commercial quantity] shall
|
| 955 |
+
be released on bail or on his own bond
|
| 956 |
+
unless-
|
| 957 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 958 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_20"> (i) the Public Prosecutor has been given
|
| 959 |
+
an opportunity to oppose the application
|
| 960 |
+
for such release, and
|
| 961 |
+
|
| 962 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_21"> (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes
|
| 963 |
+
the application, the court is satisfied that
|
| 964 |
+
there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 965 |
+
believing that he is not guilty of such
|
| 966 |
+
offence and that he is not likely to
|
| 967 |
+
commit any offence while on bail.
|
| 968 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 969 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_22"> (2) The limitations on granting of bail specified
|
| 970 |
+
in clause (b) of sub section (1) are in addition to
|
| 971 |
+
the limitations under the Code of Criminal
|
| 972 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_36"> 18</span>
|
| 973 |
+
2025:HHC:6580
|
| 974 |
+
|
| 975 |
+
|
| 976 |
+
|
| 977 |
+
|
| 978 |
+
Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) or any other law
|
| 979 |
+
for the time being in force, on granting of bail.
|
| 980 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_46">11. It is evident from a plain reading of the non
|
| 981 |
+
obstante clause inserted in sub-section (1) and
|
| 982 |
+
the conditions imposed in subsection (2) of
|
| 983 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_52">Section 37</a> that there are certain restrictions
|
| 984 |
+
placed on the power of the Court when granting
|
| 985 |
+
bail to a person accused of having committed an
|
| 986 |
+
offence under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_53">NDPS Act</a>. Not only are the
|
| 987 |
+
limitations imposed under <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_54">Section 439</a> of the
|
| 988 |
+
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to be kept in
|
| 989 |
+
mind, the restrictions placed under clause (b) of
|
| 990 |
+
sub-section (1) of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_55">Section 37</a> are also to be
|
| 991 |
+
factored in. The conditions imposed in sub-
|
| 992 |
+
section (1) of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_56">Section 37</a> is that (i) the Public
|
| 993 |
+
Prosecutor ought to be given an opportunity to
|
| 994 |
+
oppose the application moved by an accused
|
| 995 |
+
person for release and (ii) if such an application
|
| 996 |
+
is opposed, then the Court must be satisfied that
|
| 997 |
+
there are reasonable grounds for believing that
|
| 998 |
+
the person accused is not guilty of such an
|
| 999 |
+
offence. Additionally, the Court must be
|
| 1000 |
+
satisfied that the accused person is unlikely to
|
| 1001 |
+
commit any offence while on bail.
|
| 1002 |
+
</p>
|
| 1003 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_47">12. The expression "reasonable grounds" has
|
| 1004 |
+
come up for discussion in several rulings of this
|
| 1005 |
+
Court. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1026836" id="span_37">In "<a href="/doc/1026836/" id="a_57">Collector of Customs, New Delhi v.
|
| 1006 |
+
Ahmadalieva Nodira</a>", (2004) 3 SCC 549, a
|
| 1007 |
+
decision rendered by a Three Judges Bench of
|
| 1008 |
+
this Court, it has been held thus:</span>
|
| 1009 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_23"> "7. The limitations on granting of bail come
|
| 1010 |
+
in only when the question of granting bail
|
| 1011 |
+
arises on merits. Apart from the grant of
|
| 1012 |
+
opportunity to the Public Prosecutor, the
|
| 1013 |
+
other twin conditions which really have
|
| 1014 |
+
relevance so far as the present accused
|
| 1015 |
+
respondent is concerned, are: the
|
| 1016 |
+
satisfaction of the court that there are
|
| 1017 |
+
reasonable grounds for believing that the
|
| 1018 |
+
accused is not guilty of the alleged offence
|
| 1019 |
+
and that he is not likely to commit any
|
| 1020 |
+
offence while on bail. The conditions are
|
| 1021 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_38"> 19</span>
|
| 1022 |
+
2025:HHC:6580
|
| 1023 |
+
|
| 1024 |
+
|
| 1025 |
+
|
| 1026 |
+
|
| 1027 |
+
cumulative and not alternative. The
|
| 1028 |
+
satisfaction contemplated regarding the
|
| 1029 |
+
accused being not guilty has to be based on
|
| 1030 |
+
reasonable grounds. The expression
|
| 1031 |
+
"reasonable grounds" means something
|
| 1032 |
+
more than prima facie grounds. It
|
| 1033 |
+
contemplates substantial probable
|
| 1034 |
+
causes for believing that the accused is
|
| 1035 |
+
not guilty of the alleged offence. The
|
| 1036 |
+
reasonable belief contemplated in the
|
| 1037 |
+
provision requires existence of such
|
| 1038 |
+
facts and circumstances as are
|
| 1039 |
+
sufficient in themselves to justify
|
| 1040 |
+
satisfaction that the accused is not
|
| 1041 |
+
guilty of the alleged offence."
|
| 1042 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_48"> [emphasis added]
|
| 1043 |
+
|
| 1044 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_49"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="35047711" id="span_39">13. The expression "reasonable ground" came
|
| 1045 |
+
up for discussion in "<a href="/doc/35047711/" id="a_58">State of Kerala and others
|
| 1046 |
+
Vs. Rajesh and others</a>" (2020) 12 SCC 122 and
|
| 1047 |
+
this Court has observed as below:</span>
|
| 1048 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_24"> "20. The expression "reasonable grounds"
|
| 1049 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_50"> means something more than prima facie
|
| 1050 |
+
grounds. It contemplates substantial
|
| 1051 |
+
probable causes for believing that the
|
| 1052 |
+
accused is not guilty of the alleged offence.
|
| 1053 |
+
The reasonable belief contemplated in
|
| 1054 |
+
the provision requires existence of such
|
| 1055 |
+
facts and circumstances as are
|
| 1056 |
+
sufficient in themselves to justify
|
| 1057 |
+
satisfaction that the accused is not
|
| 1058 |
+
guilty of the alleged offence. In the case
|
| 1059 |
+
on hand, the High Court seems to have
|
| 1060 |
+
completely overlooked the underlying object
|
| 1061 |
+
of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_59">Section 37</a> that in addition to the
|
| 1062 |
+
limitations provided under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_60">CrPC</a>, or any
|
| 1063 |
+
other law for the time being in force,
|
| 1064 |
+
regulating the grant of bail, its liberal
|
| 1065 |
+
approach in the matter of bail under the
|
| 1066 |
+
<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_61">NDPS Act</a> is indeed uncalled for."
|
| 1067 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_51"> [emphasis added]
|
| 1068 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_40"> 20</span>
|
| 1069 |
+
2025:HHC:6580
|
| 1070 |
+
|
| 1071 |
+
|
| 1072 |
+
|
| 1073 |
+
|
| 1074 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_52"> 14. To sum up, the expression "reasonable
|
| 1075 |
+
grounds" used in clause (b) of Sub-Section
|
| 1076 |
+
(1) of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_62">Section 37</a> would mean credible,
|
| 1077 |
+
plausible and grounds for the Court to
|
| 1078 |
+
believe that the accused person is not guilty
|
| 1079 |
+
of the alleged offence. For arriving at any
|
| 1080 |
+
such conclusion, such facts and
|
| 1081 |
+
circumstances must exist in a case that can
|
| 1082 |
+
persuade the Court to believe that the
|
| 1083 |
+
accused person would not have committed
|
| 1084 |
+
such an offence. Dove-tailed with the
|
| 1085 |
+
aforesaid satisfaction is an additional
|
| 1086 |
+
consideration that the accused person is
|
| 1087 |
+
unlikely to commit any offence while on bail.
|
| 1088 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_53"> 15. We may clarify that at the stage of
|
| 1089 |
+
examining an application for bail in the
|
| 1090 |
+
context of the <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_63">Section 37</a> of the Act, the
|
| 1091 |
+
Court is not required to record a finding that
|
| 1092 |
+
the accused person is not guilty. The Court
|
| 1093 |
+
is also not expected to weigh the evidence
|
| 1094 |
+
for arriving at a finding as to whether the
|
| 1095 |
+
accused has committed an offence under the
|
| 1096 |
+
<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_64">NDPS Act</a> or not. The entire exercise that the
|
| 1097 |
+
Court is expected to undertake at this stage
|
| 1098 |
+
is for the limited purpose of releasing him on
|
| 1099 |
+
bail. Thus, the focus is on the availability of
|
| 1100 |
+
reasonable grounds for believing that the
|
| 1101 |
+
accused is not guilty of the offences that he
|
| 1102 |
+
has been charged with and he is unlikely to
|
| 1103 |
+
commit an offence under the Act while on
|
| 1104 |
+
bail."
|
| 1105 |
+
</p>
|
| 1106 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_54">29. Moreover, the view of this Court is being guided
|
| 1107 |
+
|
| 1108 |
+
by the decision of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Criminal
|
| 1109 |
+
|
| 1110 |
+
Appeal No.5544 of 2024, titled as 'Narcotics Control
|
| 1111 |
+
|
| 1112 |
+
Bureau versus Kashif', Neutral Citation No.2024 INSC
|
| 1113 |
+
|
| 1114 |
+
1045, wherein, it has been held that in case of commercial
|
| 1115 |
+
|
| 1116 |
+
quantity of the contraband, the accused shall generally be
|
| 1117 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_41"> 21</span>
|
| 1118 |
+
2025:HHC:6580
|
| 1119 |
+
|
| 1120 |
+
|
| 1121 |
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not released on bail, until or unless, the conditions, as per
|
| 1124 |
+
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<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_65">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, are held to be existed in favour
|
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+
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of the applicant. Relevant paragraphs 8 and 39 of the said
|
| 1128 |
+
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| 1129 |
+
judgment are reproduced, as under:-
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+
</p>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_25"> "8. There has been consistent and persistent
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+
view of this Court that in the NDPS cases, where
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+
the offence is punishable with minimum
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+
sentence of ten years, the accused shall
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+
generally be not released on bail. Negation of
|
| 1136 |
+
bail is the rule and its grant is an exception.
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+
While considering the application for bail, the
|
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+
court has to bear in mind the provisions of
|
| 1139 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_66">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, which are
|
| 1140 |
+
mandatory in nature. The recording of finding as
|
| 1141 |
+
mandated in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_67">Section 37</a> is a sine qua non for
|
| 1142 |
+
granting bail to the accused involved in the
|
| 1143 |
+
offences under the said Act. Apart from the
|
| 1144 |
+
granting opportunity of hearing to the Public
|
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+
Prosecutor, the other two conditions i.e., (i) the
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+
satisfaction of the court that there are
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+
reasonable grounds for believing that the
|
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+
accused is not guilty of the alleged offence and
|
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+
that (ii) he is not likely to commit any offence
|
| 1150 |
+
while on bail, are the cumulative and not
|
| 1151 |
+
alternative conditions.
|
| 1152 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_26"> Xxx xxx xxx xxx
|
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_27"> 39. The upshot of the above discussion may be
|
| 1154 |
+
summarized as under:
|
| 1155 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_28"> (i) The provisions of <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_68">NDPS Act</a> are required to be
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+
interpreted keeping in mind the scheme, object
|
| 1157 |
+
and purpose of the Act; as also the impact on the
|
| 1158 |
+
society as a whole. It has to be interpreted
|
| 1159 |
+
literally and not liberally, which may ultimately
|
| 1160 |
+
frustrate the object, purpose and Preamble of the
|
| 1161 |
+
Act.
|
| 1162 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_29"> (ii) While considering the application for bail, the
|
| 1163 |
+
Court must bear in mind the provisions of
|
| 1164 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_69">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act which are mandatory
|
| 1165 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_42"> 22</span>
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| 1166 |
+
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| 1167 |
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|
| 1168 |
+
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+
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+
in nature. Recording of findings as mandated in
|
| 1172 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_70">Section 37</a> is sine qua non is known for granting
|
| 1173 |
+
bail to the accused involved in the offences
|
| 1174 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_71">NDPS Act</a>.
|
| 1175 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_30"> (iv) Sub-section (2) of <a href="/doc/1304888/" id="a_72">Section 52A</a> lays down the
|
| 1176 |
+
procedure as contemplated in sub-section (1)
|
| 1177 |
+
thereof, and any lapse or delayed compliance
|
| 1178 |
+
thereof would be merely a procedural irregularity
|
| 1179 |
+
which would neither entitle the accused to be
|
| 1180 |
+
released on bail nor would vitiate the trial on
|
| 1181 |
+
that ground alone.
|
| 1182 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_31"> (v) Any procedural irregularity or illegality found
|
| 1183 |
+
to have been committed in conducting the search
|
| 1184 |
+
and seizure during the course of investigation or
|
| 1185 |
+
thereafter, would by itself not make the entire
|
| 1186 |
+
evidence collected during the course of
|
| 1187 |
+
investigation, inadmissible. The Court would
|
| 1188 |
+
have to consider all the circumstances and find
|
| 1189 |
+
out whether any serious prejudice has been
|
| 1190 |
+
caused to the accused."
|
| 1191 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_55"> (self-emphasis supplied)
|
| 1192 |
+
|
| 1193 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_56"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="59082837" id="span_43"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="168160496" id="span_44"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="640713" id="span_45"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="127830481" id="span_46">30. So far as the case laws, which have been relied
|
| 1194 |
+
|
| 1195 |
+
upon by the learned counsel for the applicant i.e. <a href="/doc/127830481/" id="a_73">Abdul
|
| 1196 |
+
|
| 1197 |
+
Majeed Lone</a>'s case (<a href="/doc/640713/" id="a_74">supra), Kulwant Singh</a>'s case (<a href="/doc/168160496/" id="a_75">supra),
|
| 1198 |
+
|
| 1199 |
+
Mohammad Salman Hanif Shaikh</a>'s case (<a href="/doc/59082837/" id="a_76">supra) and
|
| 1200 |
+
|
| 1201 |
+
Ankur Chaudhary</a>'s case (supra), are concerned, with due
|
| 1202 |
+
|
| 1203 |
+
respect to the law<a href="/doc/59082837/" id="a_77">, <a href="/doc/59082837/" id="a_78">laid down by</a></a> the Hon'ble Supreme
|
| 1204 |
+
|
| 1205 |
+
Court in the said cases, the same, in no way, helps the
|
| 1206 |
+
|
| 1207 |
+
case of the applicant, as, in the said cases, the
|
| 1208 |
+
|
| 1209 |
+
applicant(s), before the Hon'ble Supreme Court, were in
|
| 1210 |
+
|
| 1211 |
+
custody for more than 2 years, whereas, in the present
|
| 1212 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_47"> 23</span>
|
| 1213 |
+
2025:HHC:6580
|
| 1214 |
+
|
| 1215 |
+
|
| 1216 |
+
|
| 1217 |
+
|
| 1218 |
+
case, the custody of the applicant was only 1 year and 2
|
| 1219 |
+
|
| 1220 |
+
months.</span></span></span></span>
|
| 1221 |
+
</p>
|
| 1222 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_57"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="139736498" id="span_48">31. Learned counsel for the applicant has relied
|
| 1223 |
+
|
| 1224 |
+
upon the cases of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in <a href="/doc/139736498/" id="a_79">Nitish
|
| 1225 |
+
|
| 1226 |
+
Adhikary @Bapan</a>'s case (supra) and Sohrab Khan's case
|
| 1227 |
+
|
| 1228 |
+
(supra). In the said cases, the petitioner(s) were not having
|
| 1229 |
+
|
| 1230 |
+
any criminal antecedents, whereas, in the present case,
|
| 1231 |
+
|
| 1232 |
+
vide FIR No.21 of 2019, dated 17.04.2019, the case, under
|
| 1233 |
+
|
| 1234 |
+
<a href="/doc/1566465/" id="a_80">Section 21</a> of the NDPS Act, has already been registered
|
| 1235 |
+
|
| 1236 |
+
against the applicant with Police Station Damtal, District
|
| 1237 |
+
|
| 1238 |
+
Kangra, H.P. As such, no benefit could be derived by the
|
| 1239 |
+
|
| 1240 |
+
applicant from the said case laws.</span>
|
| 1241 |
+
</p>
|
| 1242 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_58"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="115934651" id="span_49"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="19483715" id="span_50">32. So far as other case laws, which have been
|
| 1243 |
+
|
| 1244 |
+
relied upon by the learned counsel for the applicant, i.e.
|
| 1245 |
+
|
| 1246 |
+
<a href="/doc/19483715/" id="a_81">Chitta Biswas @Subhas</a>'s case (<a href="/doc/115934651/" id="a_82">supra) and Gopal Krishna
|
| 1247 |
+
|
| 1248 |
+
Patra @Gopalrusma</a>'s case (supra<a href="/doc/115934651/" id="a_83">)<a href="/doc/115934651/" id="a_84">, <a href="/doc/115934651/" id="a_85">laid down by</a></a></a> the
|
| 1249 |
+
|
| 1250 |
+
Hon'ble Supreme Court, the appellant(s), in the said cases,
|
| 1251 |
+
|
| 1252 |
+
were released on bail, keeping in view the facts and
|
| 1253 |
+
|
| 1254 |
+
circumstances of those cases. As such, no benefit could be
|
| 1255 |
+
|
| 1256 |
+
derived by the applicant.</span></span>
|
| 1257 |
+
</p><span class="hidden_text" id="span_51"> 24</span><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_59">
|
| 1258 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_60"> 2025:HHC:6580
|
| 1259 |
+
|
| 1260 |
+
|
| 1261 |
+
|
| 1262 |
+
|
| 1263 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_61"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="47714331" id="span_52">33. The other case law, which has been relied upon
|
| 1264 |
+
|
| 1265 |
+
the learned counsel for the applicant i.e. <a href="/doc/47714331/" id="a_86">Mahmood
|
| 1266 |
+
|
| 1267 |
+
Kurdeya</a>'s case (supra), the said case, in no way, helps the
|
| 1268 |
+
|
| 1269 |
+
case of the applicant, as, charges were not framed, till
|
| 1270 |
+
|
| 1271 |
+
07.12.2021. In the case, before the Hon'ble Supreme
|
| 1272 |
+
|
| 1273 |
+
Court, charge-sheet was filed on 23.09.2018, whereas, in
|
| 1274 |
+
|
| 1275 |
+
the present case, the case is now listed for prosecution
|
| 1276 |
+
|
| 1277 |
+
evidence.</span>
|
| 1278 |
+
</p>
|
| 1279 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_62">34. So far as other case laws, which have been
|
| 1280 |
+
|
| 1281 |
+
relied upon by the learned counsel for the applicant, i.e.
|
| 1282 |
+
|
| 1283 |
+
Mohan Kumar's case (supra), Raj Kumari's case (supra)
|
| 1284 |
+
|
| 1285 |
+
and Tilak Raj's case (supra), are concerned, the factual
|
| 1286 |
+
|
| 1287 |
+
position, involved in the said cases, is totally different from
|
| 1288 |
+
|
| 1289 |
+
the facts of this case. Moreover, in the said cases, the relief
|
| 1290 |
+
|
| 1291 |
+
of bail was granted, without considering the twin
|
| 1292 |
+
|
| 1293 |
+
conditions, as enumerated, under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_87">Section 37</a> of the NDPS
|
| 1294 |
+
|
| 1295 |
+
Act, whereas, compliance of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_88">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act is
|
| 1296 |
+
|
| 1297 |
+
held to be mandatory, as per Narcotics Control Bureau
|
| 1298 |
+
|
| 1299 |
+
versus Kashif's case (supra). As such, no benefit could be
|
| 1300 |
+
|
| 1301 |
+
derived from the said case laws by the applicant.
|
| 1302 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_53"> 25</span>
|
| 1303 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_63"> 2025:HHC:6580
|
| 1304 |
+
|
| 1305 |
+
|
| 1306 |
+
|
| 1307 |
+
|
| 1308 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_64">35. In view of the above discussion, at this stage, it
|
| 1309 |
+
|
| 1310 |
+
cannot be said that the applicant has not committed the
|
| 1311 |
+
|
| 1312 |
+
offence, nor it can be said that in case, he is ordered to be
|
| 1313 |
+
|
| 1314 |
+
released on bail, he will not commit any offence.
|
| 1315 |
+
|
| 1316 |
+
</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_65">36. In the absence of the twin conditions, as
|
| 1317 |
+
|
| 1318 |
+
enumerated, under <a href="/doc/1241164/" id="a_89">Section 37(1)(b)</a> of the NDPS Act, this
|
| 1319 |
+
|
| 1320 |
+
Court cannot accept the arguments of learned counsel,
|
| 1321 |
+
|
| 1322 |
+
appearing for the applicant, who has sought the release of
|
| 1323 |
+
|
| 1324 |
+
the applicant, on bail, during the pendency of the trial.
|
| 1325 |
+
|
| 1326 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_66">37. In view of the discussions, made hereinabove,
|
| 1327 |
+
|
| 1328 |
+
this Court is of the view that the applicant is not able to
|
| 1329 |
+
|
| 1330 |
+
make out a case for his release on bail.
|
| 1331 |
+
|
| 1332 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_67">38. Consequently, the present bail application is
|
| 1333 |
+
|
| 1334 |
+
dismissed.
|
| 1335 |
+
</p>
|
| 1336 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_68">39. Any of the observations, made hereinabove,
|
| 1337 |
+
|
| 1338 |
+
shall not be taken, as an expression of opinion, on the
|
| 1339 |
+
|
| 1340 |
+
merits of the case, as, these observations are confined only
|
| 1341 |
+
|
| 1342 |
+
to the disposal of the present bail application.
|
| 1343 |
+
|
| 1344 |
+
|
| 1345 |
+
|
| 1346 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_69"> ( Virender Singh )
|
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Judge
|
| 1348 |
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March 19, 2025(Gaurav Thakur)
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Sanjay Kumar @ Chapan ...Petitioner
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Suman Kumari ...Petitioner
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Hon'ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.
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Whether approved for reporting?1 No.
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_1"> The petitioners have filed the present petition seeking
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regular bail in FIR No. 62 of 2025, dated 06.04.2025, registered at
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Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.
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Police Station Dharamshala, District Kangra, H.P., for the
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commission of an offence punishable under Section 20 of the
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</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_3"> <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_1">Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985</a> <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_2">(NDPS
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Act</a>). Since both petitions have arisen out of the same FIR, they
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are being taken up together for convenience.
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_4"> of
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_5"> 2. It has been asserted that the petitioners were arrested
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on 06.04.2024 and have been in custody since then. As per the
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rt
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prosecution, 1.246 kg of cannabis was recovered from the house
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of the petitioner, Sanjay Kumar @ Chapan. The investigation is
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complete, and no fruitful purpose would be served by detaining
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the petitioners in custody. The petitioners were not informed of
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the grounds of arrest, which is a violation of their constitutional
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right provided under <a href="/doc/581566/" id="a_3">Article 22</a> of the Constitution of India. Bail is
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the rule and jail is the exception. There is no legally admissible
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evidence against the petitioners. The petitioners would abide by
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the terms and conditions that the Court may impose. Hence, it
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was prayed that the present petitions be allowed and the
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petitioners be released on bail.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_6"> 3. The petitions are opposed by filing separate status
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reports asserting that the police had set up a nakka at Sheela
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Chowk on 06.04.2025. They received secret information at 1:40
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AM that Sanjay Kumar @ Chappan was selling charas from his
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_7"> home, and a huge quantity of charas could be recovered by
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searching the house. The police reduced the information into
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writing and sent it to the Supervisory Officer. The police
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associated Abhishek Anand and Vimoksh Upmanyu, and went to
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of
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the house of Sanjay Kumar @ Chapan. Petitioners, Suman Kumari
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@ Varsha and Sanjay Kumar @ Chapan, were found in the house.
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</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_8"> rt
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The police told them about the information and searched the
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| 385 |
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house. The police recovered a packet kept beneath the mattress,
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which was checked, and 1 kg 246 grams of cannabis was found in
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it. The police seized the cannabis and arrested the petitioners.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_9"> The cannabis was sent to SFSL, and as per the result of analysis, it
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was confirmed to be an abstract of cannabis and a sample of
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charas. FIR No. 39 of 2018 was registered against the petitioner,
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Sanjay Kumar, on 18.03.2018. An order for freezing his property
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| 412 |
+
|
| 413 |
+
has been passed by the competent authority. No FIR was
|
| 414 |
+
|
| 415 |
+
registered against the petitioner, Suman Kumari. Hence, the
|
| 416 |
+
|
| 417 |
+
status report.
|
| 418 |
+
</p>
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| 419 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_10"> 4. I have heard M/s Rahul Kumar and Rajat, learned
|
| 420 |
+
|
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+
counsel for the petitioners, in both the petitions and Mr Jitender
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+
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|
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+
Sharma, Learned Additional Advocate General for the
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+
|
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+
respondent/State.
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</p>
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|
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_11"> .
|
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+
</p>
|
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_12"> 5. Mr Rahul Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioners,
|
| 441 |
+
|
| 442 |
+
submitted that the petitioners are innocent and they were falsely
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| 443 |
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|
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|
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implicated. The grounds of arrest were not communicated to
|
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|
| 450 |
+
|
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|
| 452 |
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|
| 453 |
+
of
|
| 454 |
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them, and their arrest is illegal. There is no evidence that the
|
| 455 |
+
|
| 456 |
+
house from where the recovery was effected belonged to the
|
| 457 |
+
rt
|
| 458 |
+
petitioners, and mere presence in the house without any further
|
| 459 |
+
|
| 460 |
+
material is not sufficient to connect the petitioners to the
|
| 461 |
+
|
| 462 |
+
commission of the crime. He relied upon the judgment of the
|
| 463 |
+
|
| 464 |
+
Hon'ble Supreme Court in Ismail khan Aiyub khan Pathan vs. State
|
| 465 |
+
|
| 466 |
+
|
| 467 |
+
|
| 468 |
+
of Gujarat (SC) 2000 (10) SCC 257 in support of his submission.
|
| 469 |
+
</p>
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|
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|
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+
|
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<p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_13"> 6. Mr Jitender Kumar Sharma, learned Additional
|
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+
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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Advocate General, for the respondent/State, submitted that the
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|
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|
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|
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|
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|
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petitioners were found present in the house from where the
|
| 486 |
+
|
| 487 |
+
recovery was made. Prima facie, their presence in the house would
|
| 488 |
+
|
| 489 |
+
connect them to the commission of a crime. Burden would shift
|
| 490 |
+
|
| 491 |
+
upon them to rebut the presumption, and there is no material to
|
| 492 |
+
|
| 493 |
+
rebut the presumption at this stage. Hence, he prayed that the
|
| 494 |
+
|
| 495 |
+
present petition be dismissed.
|
| 496 |
+
</p>
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| 497 |
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|
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_15"> 7. I have given considerable thought to the submissions
|
| 506 |
+
|
| 507 |
+
made at the bar and have gone through the record carefully.
|
| 508 |
+
</p>
|
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|
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|
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_16"> .
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+
</p>
|
| 514 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_17"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="58450110" id="span_10">8. The parameters for granting bail were considered by
|
| 515 |
+
|
| 516 |
+
the Hon'ble Supreme Court in <a href="/doc/58450110/" id="a_4">Pinki v. State of U.P.</a>, (2025) 7 SCC
|
| 517 |
+
|
| 518 |
+
|
| 519 |
+
|
| 520 |
+
|
| 521 |
+
|
| 522 |
+
314: 2025 SCC OnLine SC 781, wherein it was observed at page 380:</span>
|
| 523 |
+
</p>
|
| 524 |
+
|
| 525 |
+
|
| 526 |
+
|
| 527 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_1"> of
|
| 528 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_2"> (i) Broad principles for the grant of bail
|
| 529 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_3"> 56. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="656741" id="span_11">In <a href="/doc/656741/" id="a_5">Gudikanti Narasimhulu v. High</a> Court of A.P., (1978) 1
|
| 530 |
+
SCC 240: 1978 SCC (Cri) 115, Krishna Iyer, J., while
|
| 531 |
+
elaborating on the content of <a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_6">Article 21</a> of the Constitution
|
| 532 |
+
rt
|
| 533 |
+
of India in the context of personal liberty of a person under
|
| 534 |
+
trial, has laid down the key factors that should be
|
| 535 |
+
|
| 536 |
+
considered while granting bail, which are extracted as
|
| 537 |
+
under: (SCC p. 244, paras 7-9)
|
| 538 |
+
"7. It is thus obvious that the nature of the charge is the
|
| 539 |
+
vital factor, and the nature of the evidence is also
|
| 540 |
+
|
| 541 |
+
|
| 542 |
+
|
| 543 |
+
pertinent. The punishment to which the party may be
|
| 544 |
+
liable, if convicted or a conviction is confirmed, also
|
| 545 |
+
bears upon the issue.</span>
|
| 546 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 547 |
+
|
| 548 |
+
|
| 549 |
+
|
| 550 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_4"> 8. Another relevant factor is whether the course of justice
|
| 551 |
+
|
| 552 |
+
|
| 553 |
+
|
| 554 |
+
|
| 555 |
+
|
| 556 |
+
would be thwarted by him who seeks the benignant
|
| 557 |
+
jurisdiction of the Court to be freed for the time being.
|
| 558 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_18"> [Patrick Devlin, "The Criminal Prosecution in England"
|
| 559 |
+
</p>
|
| 560 |
+
|
| 561 |
+
|
| 562 |
+
|
| 563 |
+
|
| 564 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_5"> (Oxford University Press, London 1960) p. 75 -- Modern
|
| 565 |
+
Law Review, Vol. 81, Jan. 1968, p. 54.]
|
| 566 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_19"> 9. Thus, the legal principles and practice validate the Court
|
| 567 |
+
considering the likelihood of the applicant interfering with
|
| 568 |
+
witnesses for the prosecution or otherwise polluting the
|
| 569 |
+
process of justice. It is not only traditional but rational, in
|
| 570 |
+
this context, to enquire into the antecedents of a man who
|
| 571 |
+
is applying for bail to find whether he has a bad record,
|
| 572 |
+
particularly a record which suggests that he is likely to
|
| 573 |
+
commit serious offences while on bail. In regard to
|
| 574 |
+
habituals, it is part of criminological history that a
|
| 575 |
+
|
| 576 |
+
|
| 577 |
+
|
| 578 |
+
|
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+
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|
| 582 |
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|
| 583 |
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|
| 584 |
+
thoughtless bail order has enabled the bailee to exploit the
|
| 585 |
+
opportunity to inflict further crimes on the members of
|
| 586 |
+
society. Bail discretion, on the basis of evidence about the
|
| 587 |
+
|
| 588 |
+
|
| 589 |
+
|
| 590 |
+
|
| 591 |
+
.
|
| 592 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_20"> criminal record of a defendant, is therefore not an exercise
|
| 593 |
+
|
| 594 |
+
|
| 595 |
+
|
| 596 |
+
|
| 597 |
+
|
| 598 |
+
in irrelevance." (emphasis supplied)
|
| 599 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_21"> 57. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1067439" id="span_14">In <a href="/doc/1067439/" id="a_7">Prahlad Singh Bhati v. State (NCT of Delhi</a>), (2001) 4
|
| 600 |
+
SCC 280: 2001 SCC (Cri) 674, this Court highlighted various
|
| 601 |
+
|
| 602 |
+
|
| 603 |
+
|
| 604 |
+
|
| 605 |
+
|
| 606 |
+
aspects that the courts should keep in mind while dealing
|
| 607 |
+
with an application seeking bail. The same may be
|
| 608 |
+
extracted as follows: (SCC pp. 284-85, para 8)
|
| 609 |
+
|
| 610 |
+
|
| 611 |
+
|
| 612 |
+
|
| 613 |
+
of
|
| 614 |
+
"8. The jurisdiction to grant bail has to be exercised on the
|
| 615 |
+
basis of well-settled principles, having regard to the
|
| 616 |
+
circumstances of each case and not in an arbitrary manner.
|
| 617 |
+
While granting the bail, the court has to keep in mind the
|
| 618 |
+
rt
|
| 619 |
+
nature of accusations, the nature of evidence in support
|
| 620 |
+
thereof, the severity of the punishment which conviction
|
| 621 |
+
|
| 622 |
+
will entail, the character, behaviour, means and standing of
|
| 623 |
+
the accused, circumstances which are peculiar to the
|
| 624 |
+
accused, reasonable possibility of securing the presence of
|
| 625 |
+
the accused at the trial, reasonable apprehension of the
|
| 626 |
+
|
| 627 |
+
|
| 628 |
+
|
| 629 |
+
witnesses being tampered with, the larger interests of the
|
| 630 |
+
public or State and similar other considerations. It has also
|
| 631 |
+
to be kept in mind that for the purposes of granting the bail
|
| 632 |
+
|
| 633 |
+
|
| 634 |
+
|
| 635 |
+
|
| 636 |
+
the legislature has used the words "reasonable grounds for
|
| 637 |
+
believing" instead of "the evidence" which means the court
|
| 638 |
+
|
| 639 |
+
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| 640 |
+
|
| 641 |
+
|
| 642 |
+
|
| 643 |
+
dealing with the grant of bail can only satisfy it (sic itself)
|
| 644 |
+
as to whether there is a genuine case against the accused
|
| 645 |
+
|
| 646 |
+
|
| 647 |
+
|
| 648 |
+
|
| 649 |
+
|
| 650 |
+
and that the prosecution will be able to produce prima facie
|
| 651 |
+
evidence in support of the charge." (emphasis supplied)</span>
|
| 652 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_22"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="836557" id="span_15">58. This Court in <a href="/doc/836557/" id="a_8">Ram Govind Upadhyay v. Sudarshan Singh</a>,
|
| 653 |
+
(2002) 3 SCC 598: 2002 SCC (Cri) 688, speaking through
|
| 654 |
+
Banerjee, J., emphasised that a court exercising discretion
|
| 655 |
+
in matters of bail has to undertake the same judiciously. In
|
| 656 |
+
highlighting that bail should not be granted as a matter of
|
| 657 |
+
course, bereft of cogent reasoning, this Court observed as
|
| 658 |
+
follows: (SCC p. 602, para 3)
|
| 659 |
+
"3. Grant of bail, though being a discretionary order, but,
|
| 660 |
+
however, calls for the exercise of such a discretion in a
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| 661 |
+
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| 662 |
+
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| 663 |
+
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+
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+
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|
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+
|
| 668 |
+
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|
| 669 |
+
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| 670 |
+
judicious manner and not as a matter of course. An order
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| 671 |
+
for bail bereft of any cogent reason cannot be sustained.
|
| 672 |
+
Needless to record, however, that the grant of bail is
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| 673 |
+
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| 674 |
+
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| 675 |
+
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| 676 |
+
|
| 677 |
+
.</span>
|
| 678 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_23"> dependent upon the contextual facts of the matter being
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| 679 |
+
|
| 680 |
+
|
| 681 |
+
|
| 682 |
+
|
| 683 |
+
|
| 684 |
+
dealt with by the court and facts do always vary from case
|
| 685 |
+
to case. While the placement of the accused in society,
|
| 686 |
+
though it may be considered by itself, cannot be a guiding
|
| 687 |
+
|
| 688 |
+
|
| 689 |
+
|
| 690 |
+
|
| 691 |
+
|
| 692 |
+
factor in the matter of grant of bail, the same should always
|
| 693 |
+
be coupled with other circumstances warranting the grant
|
| 694 |
+
of bail. The nature of the offence is one of the basic
|
| 695 |
+
|
| 696 |
+
|
| 697 |
+
|
| 698 |
+
|
| 699 |
+
of
|
| 700 |
+
considerations for the grant of bail -- the more heinous is
|
| 701 |
+
the crime, the greater is the chance of rejection of the bail,
|
| 702 |
+
though, however, dependent on the factual matrix of the
|
| 703 |
+
matter." (emphasis supplied)
|
| 704 |
+
rt
|
| 705 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_24"> 59. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1342616" id="span_18">In <a href="/doc/1342616/" id="a_9">Kalyan Chandra Sarkar v. Rajesh Ranjan</a>, (2004) 7 SCC
|
| 706 |
+
528: 2004 SCC (Cri) 1977, this Court held that although it is
|
| 707 |
+
|
| 708 |
+
established that a court considering a bail application
|
| 709 |
+
cannot undertake a detailed examination of evidence and
|
| 710 |
+
an elaborate discussion on the merits of the case, yet the
|
| 711 |
+
court is required to indicate the prima facie reasons
|
| 712 |
+
|
| 713 |
+
|
| 714 |
+
|
| 715 |
+
justifying the grant of bail.</span>
|
| 716 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_25"> 60. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1129584" id="span_19">In <a href="/doc/1129584/" id="a_10">Prasanta Kumar Sarkar v. Ashis Chatterjee</a>, (2010) 14
|
| 717 |
+
SCC 496: (2011) 3 SCC (Cri) 765, this Court observed that
|
| 718 |
+
|
| 719 |
+
|
| 720 |
+
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| 721 |
+
|
| 722 |
+
where a High Court has granted bail mechanically, the said
|
| 723 |
+
order would suffer from the vice of non-application of
|
| 724 |
+
|
| 725 |
+
|
| 726 |
+
|
| 727 |
+
|
| 728 |
+
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| 729 |
+
mind, rendering it illegal. This Court held as under with
|
| 730 |
+
regard to the circumstances under which an order granting
|
| 731 |
+
|
| 732 |
+
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| 733 |
+
|
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+
|
| 735 |
+
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+
bail may be set aside. In doing so, the factors which ought
|
| 737 |
+
to have guided the Court's decision to grant bail have also
|
| 738 |
+
been detailed as under: (SCC p. 499, para 9)
|
| 739 |
+
"9. ... It is trite that this Court does not, normally, interfere
|
| 740 |
+
with an order passed by the High Court granting or
|
| 741 |
+
rejecting bail to the accused. However, it is equally
|
| 742 |
+
incumbent upon the High Court to exercise its discretion
|
| 743 |
+
judiciously, cautiously and strictly in compliance with the
|
| 744 |
+
basic principles <a href="/doc/1129584/" id="a_11">laid down in</a> a plethora of decisions of this
|
| 745 |
+
Court on the point. It is well settled that, among other
|
| 746 |
+
|
| 747 |
+
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+
|
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+
|
| 750 |
+
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+
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circumstances, the factors to be borne in mind while
|
| 756 |
+
considering an application for bail are:</span>
|
| 757 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_6"> (i) whether there is any prima facie or reasonable
|
| 758 |
+
|
| 759 |
+
|
| 760 |
+
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+
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+
.
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</blockquote><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_26"> ground to believe that the accused had committed the
|
| 764 |
+
|
| 765 |
+
|
| 766 |
+
|
| 767 |
+
|
| 768 |
+
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+
offence;
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| 770 |
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</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_27"> (ii) nature and gravity of the accusation;
|
| 771 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_28"> (iii) severity of the punishment in the event of
|
| 772 |
+
|
| 773 |
+
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| 774 |
+
|
| 775 |
+
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+
|
| 777 |
+
conviction;
|
| 778 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_29"> (iv) danger of the accused absconding or fleeing, if
|
| 779 |
+
released on bail;
|
| 780 |
+
</p>
|
| 781 |
+
|
| 782 |
+
|
| 783 |
+
|
| 784 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_30"> of
|
| 785 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_31"> (v) character, behaviour, means, position and standing
|
| 786 |
+
of the accused;
|
| 787 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_32"> (vi) likelihood of the offence being repeated;
|
| 788 |
+
rt
|
| 789 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_33"> (vii) reasonable apprehension of the witnesses being
|
| 790 |
+
influenced; and
|
| 791 |
+
|
| 792 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_34"> (viii) danger, of course, of justice being thwarted by
|
| 793 |
+
grant of bail." (emphasis supplied)
|
| 794 |
+
xxxxxxx
|
| 795 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_35"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="61980621" id="span_22">62. One of the judgments of this Court on the aspect of
|
| 796 |
+
|
| 797 |
+
|
| 798 |
+
|
| 799 |
+
application of mind and requirement of judicious exercise
|
| 800 |
+
of discretion in arriving at an order granting bail to the
|
| 801 |
+
accused is <a href="/doc/61980621/" id="a_12">Brijmani Devi v. Pappu Kumar</a>, (2022) 4 SCC 497 :</span>
|
| 802 |
+
</p>
|
| 803 |
+
|
| 804 |
+
|
| 805 |
+
|
| 806 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_7"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="61980621" id="span_23"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="137780833" id="span_24">(2022) 2 SCC (Cri) 170, wherein a three-Judge Bench of this
|
| 807 |
+
Court, while setting aside an unreasoned and casual order
|
| 808 |
+
|
| 809 |
+
|
| 810 |
+
|
| 811 |
+
|
| 812 |
+
|
| 813 |
+
(<a href="/doc/137780833/" id="a_13">Pappu Kumar v. State of Bihar</a>, 2021 SCC OnLine Pat 2856
|
| 814 |
+
and Pappu Singh v. State of Bihar, 2021 SCC OnLine Pat 2857)
|
| 815 |
+
|
| 816 |
+
|
| 817 |
+
|
| 818 |
+
|
| 819 |
+
|
| 820 |
+
of the High Court granting bail to the accused, observed as
|
| 821 |
+
follows: (<a href="/doc/61980621/" id="a_14">Brijmani Devi v. Pappu Kumar</a>, (2022) 4 SCC 497 :</span></span>
|
| 822 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_8"> (2022) 2 SCC (Cri) 170]), SCC p. 511, para 35)
|
| 823 |
+
"35. While we are conscious of the fact that liberty of an
|
| 824 |
+
individual is an invaluable right, at the same time while
|
| 825 |
+
considering an application for bail courts cannot lose sight
|
| 826 |
+
of the serious nature of the accusations against an accused
|
| 827 |
+
and the facts that have a bearing in the case, particularly,
|
| 828 |
+
when the accusations may not be false, frivolous or
|
| 829 |
+
vexatious in nature but are supported by adequate material
|
| 830 |
+
brought on record to enable a court to arrive at a prima
|
| 831 |
+
facie conclusion. While considering an application for the
|
| 832 |
+
|
| 833 |
+
|
| 834 |
+
|
| 835 |
+
|
| 836 |
+
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|
| 838 |
+
|
| 839 |
+
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|
| 840 |
+
|
| 841 |
+
grant of bail, a prima facie conclusion must be supported by
|
| 842 |
+
reasons and must be arrived at after having regard to the
|
| 843 |
+
vital facts of the case brought on record. Due consideration
|
| 844 |
+
|
| 845 |
+
|
| 846 |
+
|
| 847 |
+
|
| 848 |
+
.
|
| 849 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_36"> must be given to facts suggestive of the nature of crime, the
|
| 850 |
+
|
| 851 |
+
|
| 852 |
+
|
| 853 |
+
|
| 854 |
+
|
| 855 |
+
criminal antecedents of the accused, if any, and the nature
|
| 856 |
+
of punishment that would follow a conviction vis-à-vis the
|
| 857 |
+
offence(s) alleged against an accused." (emphasis
|
| 858 |
+
|
| 859 |
+
|
| 860 |
+
|
| 861 |
+
|
| 862 |
+
|
| 863 |
+
supplied)
|
| 864 |
+
|
| 865 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_37"> 9. The present petition has to be decided as per the
|
| 866 |
+
|
| 867 |
+
|
| 868 |
+
|
| 869 |
+
|
| 870 |
+
of
|
| 871 |
+
parameters <a href="/doc/61980621/" id="a_15">laid down by</a> the Hon'ble Supreme Court.
|
| 872 |
+
</p>
|
| 873 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_38"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="165351878" id="span_27">10. The status report shows that the petitioners were
|
| 874 |
+
rt
|
| 875 |
+
present in the house at the time of the arrival of the police. The
|
| 876 |
+
|
| 877 |
+
police knocked at the door, and the petitioners came out of the
|
| 878 |
+
|
| 879 |
+
house. Therefore, prima facie, the petitioners were able to exercise
|
| 880 |
+
|
| 881 |
+
|
| 882 |
+
|
| 883 |
+
control over the articles lying inside the house. It was <a href="/doc/61980621/" id="a_16">laid down
|
| 884 |
+
|
| 885 |
+
by</a> the Hon'ble Supreme Court in <a href="/doc/165351878/" id="a_17">Union of India v. Mohd. Nawaz
|
| 886 |
+
|
| 887 |
+
|
| 888 |
+
|
| 889 |
+
|
| 890 |
+
Khan</a>, (2021) 10 SCC 100: (2021) 3 SCC (Cri) 721: 2021 SCC OnLine SC
|
| 891 |
+
|
| 892 |
+
|
| 893 |
+
|
| 894 |
+
|
| 895 |
+
|
| 896 |
+
1237, that a person is in possession if he is in a position to exercise
|
| 897 |
+
|
| 898 |
+
|
| 899 |
+
|
| 900 |
+
|
| 901 |
+
|
| 902 |
+
control over the article. It was observed at page 111:</span>
|
| 903 |
+
</p>
|
| 904 |
+
|
| 905 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_9"> 25. We shall deal with each of these circumstances in turn.
|
| 906 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_39"> The respondent has been accused of an offence under
|
| 907 |
+
<a href="/doc/704277/" id="a_18">Section 8</a> of the NDPS Act, which is punishable under
|
| 908 |
+
<a href="/doc/1566465/" id="a_19">Sections 21</a>, <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_20">27-A</a>, <a href="/doc/1252855/" id="a_21">29</a>, <a href="/doc/1701170/" id="a_22">60(3)</a> of the said Act. <a href="/doc/704277/" id="a_23">Section 8</a> of the
|
| 909 |
+
Act prohibits a person from possessing any narcotic drug
|
| 910 |
+
or psychotropic substance. The concept of possession
|
| 911 |
+
recurs in <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_24">Sections 20</a> to <a href="/doc/263398/" id="a_25">22</a>, which provide for punishment
|
| 912 |
+
for offences under the Act. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="111774620" id="span_28">In <a href="/doc/111774620/" id="a_26">Madan Lal v. State of
|
| 913 |
+
H.P. [Madan Lal</a> v. State of H.P., (2003) 7 SCC 465: 2003 SCC
|
| 914 |
+
|
| 915 |
+
|
| 916 |
+
|
| 917 |
+
|
| 918 |
+
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| 919 |
+
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|
| 920 |
+
|
| 921 |
+
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|
| 922 |
+
|
| 923 |
+
|
| 924 |
+
(Cri) 1664] this Court held that : (SCC p. 472, paras 19-23 &</span>
|
| 925 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_40"> 26)
|
| 926 |
+
|
| 927 |
+
"19. Whether there was conscious possession has to be
|
| 928 |
+
|
| 929 |
+
|
| 930 |
+
|
| 931 |
+
|
| 932 |
+
.
|
| 933 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_41"> determined with reference to the factual backdrop. The
|
| 934 |
+
|
| 935 |
+
|
| 936 |
+
|
| 937 |
+
|
| 938 |
+
|
| 939 |
+
facts which can be culled out from the evidence on
|
| 940 |
+
record are that all the accused persons were travelling
|
| 941 |
+
|
| 942 |
+
|
| 943 |
+
|
| 944 |
+
|
| 945 |
+
|
| 946 |
+
in a vehicle, and as noted by the trial court, they were
|
| 947 |
+
known to each other, and it has not been explained or
|
| 948 |
+
shown as to how they travelled together from the same
|
| 949 |
+
|
| 950 |
+
|
| 951 |
+
|
| 952 |
+
|
| 953 |
+
of
|
| 954 |
+
destination in a vehicle which was not a public vehicle.
|
| 955 |
+
</p>
|
| 956 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_42"> 20. <a href="/doc/1557102/" id="a_27">Section 20(b)</a> makes possession of contraband
|
| 957 |
+
articles an offence. <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_28">Section 20</a> appears in <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_29">Chapter IV of
|
| 958 |
+
the Act</a>, which relates to offences for possession of such
|
| 959 |
+
rt
|
| 960 |
+
articles. It is submitted that in order to make the
|
| 961 |
+
possession illicit, there must be a conscious possession.
|
| 962 |
+
</p>
|
| 963 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_43"> 21. It is highlighted that unless the possession was
|
| 964 |
+
coupled with the requisite mental element, i.e.
|
| 965 |
+
conscious possession and not mere custody without
|
| 966 |
+
|
| 967 |
+
|
| 968 |
+
awareness of the nature of such possession, <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_30">Section 20</a>
|
| 969 |
+
is not attracted.
|
| 970 |
+
</p>
|
| 971 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_44"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1985622" id="span_31">22. The expression "possession" is a polymorphous
|
| 972 |
+
|
| 973 |
+
|
| 974 |
+
|
| 975 |
+
|
| 976 |
+
term which assumes different colours in different
|
| 977 |
+
|
| 978 |
+
|
| 979 |
+
|
| 980 |
+
|
| 981 |
+
|
| 982 |
+
contexts. It may carry different meanings in
|
| 983 |
+
contextually different backgrounds. It is impossible, as
|
| 984 |
+
was observed in Supt. & <a href="/doc/1985622/" id="a_31">Remembrancer of Legal Affairs,
|
| 985 |
+
|
| 986 |
+
|
| 987 |
+
|
| 988 |
+
|
| 989 |
+
|
| 990 |
+
W.B. v. Anil Kumar Bhunja [Supt</a>.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1985622" id="span_32">& <a href="/doc/1985622/" id="a_32">Remembrancer of
|
| 991 |
+
Legal Affairs, W.B. v. Anil Kumar Bhunja</a>, (1979) 4 SCC 274:</span>
|
| 992 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_10"> 1979 SCC (Cri) 1038] to work out a completely logical and
|
| 993 |
+
precise definition of "possession" uniformly applicable
|
| 994 |
+
to all situations in the context of all statutes.
|
| 995 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 996 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_45"> 23. The word "conscious" means awareness about a
|
| 997 |
+
particular fact. It is a state of mind which is deliberate
|
| 998 |
+
or intended.
|
| 999 |
+
</p>
|
| 1000 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_46"> ***
|
| 1001 |
+
|
| 1002 |
+
|
| 1003 |
+
|
| 1004 |
+
|
| 1005 |
+
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| 1006 |
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|
| 1007 |
+
|
| 1008 |
+
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|
| 1009 |
+
|
| 1010 |
+
|
| 1011 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_47"> 26. Once possession is established, the person who
|
| 1012 |
+
claims that it was not a conscious possession has to
|
| 1013 |
+
establish it because how he came to be in possession is
|
| 1014 |
+
|
| 1015 |
+
|
| 1016 |
+
|
| 1017 |
+
|
| 1018 |
+
.
|
| 1019 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_48"> within his special knowledge. <a href="/doc/852142/" id="a_33">Section 35</a> of the Act gives
|
| 1020 |
+
|
| 1021 |
+
|
| 1022 |
+
|
| 1023 |
+
|
| 1024 |
+
|
| 1025 |
+
a statutory recognition of this position because of the
|
| 1026 |
+
presumption available in law. Similar is the position in
|
| 1027 |
+
terms of <a href="/doc/1297682/" id="a_34">Section 54</a>, where also presumption is also
|
| 1028 |
+
|
| 1029 |
+
|
| 1030 |
+
|
| 1031 |
+
|
| 1032 |
+
|
| 1033 |
+
available to be drawn from possession of illicit articles."
|
| 1034 |
+
</p>
|
| 1035 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_49"> 26. What amounts to "conscious possession" was also
|
| 1036 |
+
|
| 1037 |
+
|
| 1038 |
+
|
| 1039 |
+
|
| 1040 |
+
of
|
| 1041 |
+
considered in Dharampal Singh v. State of Punjab
|
| 1042 |
+
[Dharampal Singh v. State of Punjab, (2010) 9 SCC 608:
|
| 1043 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_11"> (2010) 3 SCC (Cri) 1431], where it was held that the
|
| 1044 |
+
knowledge of possession of contraband has to be gleaned
|
| 1045 |
+
rt
|
| 1046 |
+
from the facts and circumstances of a case. The standard of
|
| 1047 |
+
conscious possession would be different in the case of a
|
| 1048 |
+
|
| 1049 |
+
public transport vehicle with several persons as opposed to
|
| 1050 |
+
a private vehicle with a few persons known to one another.
|
| 1051 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_50"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="143167371" id="span_35">In <a href="/doc/143167371/" id="a_35">Mohan Lal v. State of Rajasthan [Mohan Lal</a> v. State of
|
| 1052 |
+
Rajasthan, (2015) 6 SCC 222: (2015) 3 SCC (Cri) 881], this
|
| 1053 |
+
|
| 1054 |
+
|
| 1055 |
+
|
| 1056 |
+
Court also observed that the term "possession" could
|
| 1057 |
+
mean physical possession with animus; custody over the
|
| 1058 |
+
prohibited substances with animus; exercise of dominion
|
| 1059 |
+
|
| 1060 |
+
|
| 1061 |
+
|
| 1062 |
+
|
| 1063 |
+
and control as a result of concealment; or personal
|
| 1064 |
+
|
| 1065 |
+
|
| 1066 |
+
|
| 1067 |
+
|
| 1068 |
+
|
| 1069 |
+
knowledge as to the existence of the contraband and the
|
| 1070 |
+
intention based on this knowledge.</span>
|
| 1071 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_51"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Neg" data-docid="165351878" id="span_36">11. Therefore, the petitioners cannot claim that they were
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+
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+
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+
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+
not in possession when they were able to exercise control over the
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+
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+
substance recovered by the police and the judgment in <a href="/doc/165351878/" id="a_36">Ismail
|
| 1080 |
+
|
| 1081 |
+
Khan</a> (supra) will not apply to the present case.</span>
|
| 1082 |
+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_52"> 12. It was submitted that there is a discrepancy in the
|
| 1084 |
+
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+
weight of the charas. The police weighed the charas on the spot
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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+
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and found its weight to be 1.246 kilograms. When the substance
|
| 1096 |
+
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| 1097 |
+
was weighed in the presence of a learned Magistrate, its weight
|
| 1098 |
+
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| 1099 |
+
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| 1100 |
+
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| 1101 |
+
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+
.
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+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_53"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="118219406" id="span_39">was found to be 1289 grams. The discrepancy in the weight will
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| 1104 |
+
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| 1105 |
+
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| 1106 |
+
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| 1107 |
+
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| 1108 |
+
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+
make the prosecution's case doubtful. This submission cannot be
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+
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+
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| 1112 |
+
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| 1113 |
+
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+
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accepted. It was <a href="/doc/165351878/" id="a_37">laid down by</a> this Court in Sohan Lal alias <a href="/doc/118219406/" id="a_38">Bhau
|
| 1116 |
+
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| 1117 |
+
and others Vs. State of H.P. and others</a>, 2019 STPL 3203 HP, that if
|
| 1118 |
+
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+
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+
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+
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+
of
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+
there is a variation in the report of analysis and the certificate
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| 1124 |
+
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+
issued under <a href="/doc/1304888/" id="a_39">Section 52-A</a> of the ND&<a href="/doc/198083419/" id="a_40">PS Act</a>, the certificate will
|
| 1126 |
+
rt
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| 1127 |
+
prevail. It was observed: -</span>
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| 1128 |
+
</p>
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| 1129 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_12"> "10. It would be evidently clear from the aforesaid
|
| 1130 |
+
exposition of law that the samples drawn and certified by
|
| 1131 |
+
the learned Magistrate in compliance with sub-sections (2)
|
| 1132 |
+
|
| 1133 |
+
|
| 1134 |
+
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| 1135 |
+
and (3) of <a href="/doc/1304888/" id="a_41">Section 52-A</a> are primary evidence and,
|
| 1136 |
+
therefore, had to be taken as true and any contradiction in
|
| 1137 |
+
such certification with the final report prepared by the
|
| 1138 |
+
|
| 1139 |
+
|
| 1140 |
+
|
| 1141 |
+
|
| 1142 |
+
prosecution, the quantity mentioned in the final report
|
| 1143 |
+
obviously had to give way to the certification so made by
|
| 1144 |
+
|
| 1145 |
+
|
| 1146 |
+
|
| 1147 |
+
|
| 1148 |
+
|
| 1149 |
+
the Court under <a href="/doc/1304888/" id="a_42">Section 52-A</a> of the Act ibid."
|
| 1150 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1151 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_54"> 13. Therefore, as per the judgment, the certificate issued
|
| 1152 |
+
|
| 1153 |
+
|
| 1154 |
+
|
| 1155 |
+
|
| 1156 |
+
|
| 1157 |
+
by the learned Judicial Magistrate is the primary evidence, and
|
| 1158 |
+
|
| 1159 |
+
any discrepancy in the weight on the spot and before the learned
|
| 1160 |
+
|
| 1161 |
+
Magistrate during the proceedings under <a href="/doc/1304888/" id="a_43">Section 52-A</a> of the
|
| 1162 |
+
|
| 1163 |
+
NDPS Act will not be fatal.
|
| 1164 |
+
</p>
|
| 1165 |
+
|
| 1166 |
+
|
| 1167 |
+
|
| 1168 |
+
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| 1169 |
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| 1170 |
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|
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+
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| 1172 |
+
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| 1173 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_56"> 14. The status report shows that the petitioners were
|
| 1174 |
+
|
| 1175 |
+
found in possession of 1246 grams of charas, and the order of the
|
| 1176 |
+
|
| 1177 |
+
|
| 1178 |
+
|
| 1179 |
+
|
| 1180 |
+
.
|
| 1181 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_57"> learned Magistrate shows that the weight of charas was 1289
|
| 1182 |
+
|
| 1183 |
+
|
| 1184 |
+
|
| 1185 |
+
|
| 1186 |
+
|
| 1187 |
+
grams, which is a commercial quantity. Therefore, the rigours of
|
| 1188 |
+
|
| 1189 |
+
|
| 1190 |
+
|
| 1191 |
+
|
| 1192 |
+
|
| 1193 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_44">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act apply to the present case.
|
| 1194 |
+
</p>
|
| 1195 |
+
|
| 1196 |
+
|
| 1197 |
+
|
| 1198 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_58"> of
|
| 1199 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_59"> 15. <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_45">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act provides that in an offence
|
| 1200 |
+
|
| 1201 |
+
involving a commercial quantity, the Court should be satisfied
|
| 1202 |
+
rt
|
| 1203 |
+
that the accused is not guilty of the commission of an offence and
|
| 1204 |
+
|
| 1205 |
+
is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. It reads as
|
| 1206 |
+
|
| 1207 |
+
follows:
|
| 1208 |
+
</p>
|
| 1209 |
+
|
| 1210 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_13"> "37. Offences to be cognisable and non-bailable. -
|
| 1211 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_14"> (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_46">Code of
|
| 1212 |
+
Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974)--
|
| 1213 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1214 |
+
|
| 1215 |
+
|
| 1216 |
+
|
| 1217 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_15"> (a) every offence punishable under this Act shall be
|
| 1218 |
+
cognisable.
|
| 1219 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1220 |
+
|
| 1221 |
+
|
| 1222 |
+
|
| 1223 |
+
|
| 1224 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_16"> (b) no person accused of an offence punishable for
|
| 1225 |
+
offences under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_47">section 19</a>, <a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_48">section 24</a>, or <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_49">section 27A</a>
|
| 1226 |
+
|
| 1227 |
+
|
| 1228 |
+
|
| 1229 |
+
|
| 1230 |
+
|
| 1231 |
+
and also for offences involving commercial
|
| 1232 |
+
quantity, shall be released on bail or his own bond
|
| 1233 |
+
unless-
|
| 1234 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_17"> (i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an
|
| 1235 |
+
opportunity to oppose the application for such
|
| 1236 |
+
release, and
|
| 1237 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_18"> (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the
|
| 1238 |
+
application, the court is satisfied that there
|
| 1239 |
+
are reasonable grounds for believing that he is
|
| 1240 |
+
not guilty of such an offence and that he is not
|
| 1241 |
+
likely to commit any offence while on bail.
|
| 1242 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1243 |
+
|
| 1244 |
+
|
| 1245 |
+
|
| 1246 |
+
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| 1247 |
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|
| 1248 |
+
|
| 1249 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_60"> 2026:HHC:2995
|
| 1250 |
+
|
| 1251 |
+
(2) The limitations on granting of bail specified in clause
|
| 1252 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_61"> (b) of sub-section (1) are in addition to the limitations
|
| 1253 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_50">Code of Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974) or
|
| 1254 |
+
|
| 1255 |
+
|
| 1256 |
+
|
| 1257 |
+
|
| 1258 |
+
.
|
| 1259 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_62"> any other law for the time being in force, on granting of
|
| 1260 |
+
|
| 1261 |
+
|
| 1262 |
+
|
| 1263 |
+
|
| 1264 |
+
|
| 1265 |
+
bail."
|
| 1266 |
+
</p>
|
| 1267 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_63"> 16. This Section was interpreted by the Hon'ble Supreme
|
| 1268 |
+
|
| 1269 |
+
|
| 1270 |
+
|
| 1271 |
+
|
| 1272 |
+
|
| 1273 |
+
Court in Union of India Versus Niyazuddin& Another (2018) 13 SCC
|
| 1274 |
+
|
| 1275 |
+
738, and it was held that in the absence of the satisfaction that the
|
| 1276 |
+
|
| 1277 |
+
|
| 1278 |
+
|
| 1279 |
+
|
| 1280 |
+
of
|
| 1281 |
+
accused is not guilty of an offence and he is not likely to commit
|
| 1282 |
+
|
| 1283 |
+
an offence while on bail, he cannot be released. It was observed:
|
| 1284 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_19"> rt
|
| 1285 |
+
"7. <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_51">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act contains special
|
| 1286 |
+
|
| 1287 |
+
provisions with regard to the grant of bail in respect
|
| 1288 |
+
of certain offences enumerated under the said
|
| 1289 |
+
Section. They are:
|
| 1290 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1291 |
+
|
| 1292 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_20"> (1) In the case of a person accused of an offence
|
| 1293 |
+
punishable under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_52">Section 19</a>,
|
| 1294 |
+
(2) Under <a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_53">Section 24</a>,
|
| 1295 |
+
|
| 1296 |
+
|
| 1297 |
+
|
| 1298 |
+
|
| 1299 |
+
(3) Under <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_54">Section 27A</a> and
|
| 1300 |
+
|
| 1301 |
+
|
| 1302 |
+
|
| 1303 |
+
|
| 1304 |
+
|
| 1305 |
+
(4) offences involving a commercial quantity.
|
| 1306 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_64"> 8. The accusation in the present case is with regard to
|
| 1307 |
+
|
| 1308 |
+
|
| 1309 |
+
|
| 1310 |
+
|
| 1311 |
+
|
| 1312 |
+
the fourth factor, namely, commercial quantity. Be
|
| 1313 |
+
that as it may, once the Public Prosecutor opposes the
|
| 1314 |
+
application for bail to a person accused of the
|
| 1315 |
+
enumerated offences under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_55">Section 37</a> of the NDPS
|
| 1316 |
+
Act, in case the court proposes to grant bail to such a
|
| 1317 |
+
person, two conditions are to be mandatorily satisfied
|
| 1318 |
+
in addition to the normal requirements under the
|
| 1319 |
+
provisions of the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_56">Cr.P.C</a>. or any other enactment.
|
| 1320 |
+
</p>
|
| 1321 |
+
|
| 1322 |
+
|
| 1323 |
+
|
| 1324 |
+
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|
| 1325 |
+
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|
| 1326 |
+
|
| 1327 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_65"> 2026:HHC:2995
|
| 1328 |
+
|
| 1329 |
+
(1) The court must be satisfied that there are
|
| 1330 |
+
reasonable grounds for believing that the
|
| 1331 |
+
person is not guilty of such an offence;
|
| 1332 |
+
</p>
|
| 1333 |
+
|
| 1334 |
+
|
| 1335 |
+
|
| 1336 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_66"> .
|
| 1337 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_67"> (2) that person is not likely to commit any
|
| 1338 |
+
|
| 1339 |
+
|
| 1340 |
+
|
| 1341 |
+
|
| 1342 |
+
|
| 1343 |
+
offence while on bail."
|
| 1344 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_68"> 17. This position was reiterated in State of Kerala Versus
|
| 1345 |
+
|
| 1346 |
+
|
| 1347 |
+
|
| 1348 |
+
|
| 1349 |
+
|
| 1350 |
+
Rajesh, AIR 2020 SC 721, wherein it was held:
|
| 1351 |
+
</p>
|
| 1352 |
+
|
| 1353 |
+
|
| 1354 |
+
|
| 1355 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_21"> of
|
| 1356 |
+
"19. This Court has laid down broad parameters to be
|
| 1357 |
+
followed while considering the application for bail moved
|
| 1358 |
+
by the accused involved in offences under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_57">NDPS Act</a>. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1378939" id="span_46">In
|
| 1359 |
+
<a href="/doc/1378939/" id="a_58">Union of India vs Ram Samujh and Ors.</a>, (1999) 9 SCC 429, it
|
| 1360 |
+
rt
|
| 1361 |
+
has been elaborated as under: -</span>
|
| 1362 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_22"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1054146" id="span_47">"7. It is to be borne in mind that the aforesaid
|
| 1363 |
+
|
| 1364 |
+
legislative mandate is required to be adhered to and
|
| 1365 |
+
followed. It should be borne in mind that in a murder
|
| 1366 |
+
case, the accused commits the murder of one or two
|
| 1367 |
+
|
| 1368 |
+
|
| 1369 |
+
persons, while those persons who are dealing in
|
| 1370 |
+
narcotic drugs are instrumental in causing death or
|
| 1371 |
+
in inflicting death-blow to a number of innocent
|
| 1372 |
+
|
| 1373 |
+
|
| 1374 |
+
|
| 1375 |
+
|
| 1376 |
+
young victims, who are vulnerable; it causes
|
| 1377 |
+
deleterious effects and a deadly impact on the
|
| 1378 |
+
|
| 1379 |
+
|
| 1380 |
+
|
| 1381 |
+
|
| 1382 |
+
|
| 1383 |
+
society; they are a hazard to the society; even if they
|
| 1384 |
+
are released temporarily, in all probability, they
|
| 1385 |
+
would continue their nefarious activities of
|
| 1386 |
+
|
| 1387 |
+
|
| 1388 |
+
|
| 1389 |
+
|
| 1390 |
+
|
| 1391 |
+
trafficking and/or dealing in intoxicants
|
| 1392 |
+
clandestinely. The reason may be the large stake and
|
| 1393 |
+
illegal profit involved. This Court, dealing with the
|
| 1394 |
+
contention with regard to punishment under the
|
| 1395 |
+
<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_59">NDPS Act</a>, has succinctly observed about the adverse
|
| 1396 |
+
effect of such activities in <a href="/doc/1054146/" id="a_60">Durand Didier vs Chief Secy.
|
| 1397 |
+
Union Territory of Goa</a>, (1990) 1 SCC 95) as under:</span>
|
| 1398 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_23"> 24. With deep concern, we may point out that
|
| 1399 |
+
the organised activities of the underworld and
|
| 1400 |
+
the clandestine smuggling of narcotic drugs
|
| 1401 |
+
and psychotropic substances into this country
|
| 1402 |
+
|
| 1403 |
+
|
| 1404 |
+
|
| 1405 |
+
|
| 1406 |
+
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| 1407 |
+
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|
| 1408 |
+
|
| 1409 |
+
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|
| 1410 |
+
|
| 1411 |
+
and illegal trafficking in such drugs and
|
| 1412 |
+
substances have led to drug addiction among a
|
| 1413 |
+
sizeable section of the public, particularly the
|
| 1414 |
+
|
| 1415 |
+
|
| 1416 |
+
|
| 1417 |
+
|
| 1418 |
+
.
|
| 1419 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_24"> adolescents and students of both sexes and the
|
| 1420 |
+
|
| 1421 |
+
|
| 1422 |
+
|
| 1423 |
+
|
| 1424 |
+
|
| 1425 |
+
menace has assumed serious and alarming
|
| 1426 |
+
proportions in the recent years. Therefore, in
|
| 1427 |
+
order to effectively control and eradicate this
|
| 1428 |
+
|
| 1429 |
+
|
| 1430 |
+
|
| 1431 |
+
|
| 1432 |
+
|
| 1433 |
+
proliferating and booming devastating
|
| 1434 |
+
menace, causing deleterious effects and a
|
| 1435 |
+
deadly impact on society as a whole,
|
| 1436 |
+
|
| 1437 |
+
|
| 1438 |
+
|
| 1439 |
+
|
| 1440 |
+
of
|
| 1441 |
+
Parliament, in its wisdom, has made effective
|
| 1442 |
+
provisions by introducing Act 81 of 1985
|
| 1443 |
+
specifying mandatory minimum
|
| 1444 |
+
rt imprisonment and fine.
|
| 1445 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_25"> 8. To check the menace of dangerous drugs flooding
|
| 1446 |
+
the market, Parliament has provided that the person
|
| 1447 |
+
|
| 1448 |
+
accused of offences under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_61">NDPS Act</a> should not
|
| 1449 |
+
be released on bail during trial unless the
|
| 1450 |
+
mandatory conditions provided in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_62">Section 37</a>,
|
| 1451 |
+
namely,
|
| 1452 |
+
|
| 1453 |
+
|
| 1454 |
+
|
| 1455 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_26"> (i) there are reasonable grounds for believing
|
| 1456 |
+
that the accused is not guilty of such offence;
|
| 1457 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1458 |
+
|
| 1459 |
+
|
| 1460 |
+
|
| 1461 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_27"> and
|
| 1462 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_28"> (ii) that he is not likely to commit any offence
|
| 1463 |
+
|
| 1464 |
+
|
| 1465 |
+
|
| 1466 |
+
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| 1467 |
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while on bail are satisfied. The High Court has
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not given any justifiable reason for not abiding
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by the aforesaid mandate while ordering the
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release of the respondent accused on bail.
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</blockquote><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_69"> Instead of attempting to take a holistic view of
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the harmful socio-economic consequences
|
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and health hazards which would accompany
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trafficking illegally in dangerous drugs, the
|
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+
court should implement the law in the spirit
|
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+
with which Parliament, after due deliberation,
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+
has amended."
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</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_70"> 20. The scheme of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_63">Section 37</a> reveals that the exercise of
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| 1485 |
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power to grant bail is not only subject to the limitations
|
| 1486 |
+
|
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+
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+
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contained under <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_64">Section 439</a> of the CrPC but is also subject
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to the limitation placed by <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_65">Section 37</a>, which commences
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with the non-obstante clause. The operative part of the
|
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+
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+
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_71"> said section is in the negative form prescribing the
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+
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enlargement of bail to any person accused of the
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commission of an offence under the Act unless the two
|
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conditions are satisfied. The first condition is that the
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+
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| 1513 |
+
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+
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prosecution must be given an opportunity to oppose the
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+
application, and the second is that the Court must be
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satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing
|
| 1520 |
+
|
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+
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| 1522 |
+
|
| 1523 |
+
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of
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| 1525 |
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that he is not guilty of such an offence. If either of these
|
| 1526 |
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two conditions is not satisfied, the ban on granting bail
|
| 1527 |
+
operates.
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| 1528 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_72"> 21. The expression "reasonable grounds" means something
|
| 1529 |
+
rt
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+
more than prima facie grounds. It contemplates substantial
|
| 1531 |
+
probable causes for believing that the accused is not guilty
|
| 1532 |
+
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| 1533 |
+
of the alleged offence. The reasonable belief contemplated
|
| 1534 |
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in the provision requires the existence of such facts and
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+
circumstances as are sufficient in themselves to justify
|
| 1536 |
+
satisfaction that the accused is not guilty of the alleged
|
| 1537 |
+
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+
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+
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offence. In the case at hand, the High Court seems to have
|
| 1541 |
+
completely overlooked the underlying object of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_66">Section 37</a>
|
| 1542 |
+
that, in addition to the limitations provided under the
|
| 1543 |
+
|
| 1544 |
+
|
| 1545 |
+
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+
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<a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_67">CrPC</a>, or any other law for the time being in force,
|
| 1548 |
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regulating the grant of bail, its liberal approach in the
|
| 1549 |
+
|
| 1550 |
+
|
| 1551 |
+
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| 1552 |
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matter of bail under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_68">NDPS Act</a> is indeed uncalled for."
|
| 1555 |
+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_73"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1598973" id="span_52">18. A similar view was taken in <a href="/doc/1598973/" id="a_69">Union of India v. Mohd</a>.</span>
|
| 1557 |
+
</p>
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| 1558 |
+
|
| 1559 |
+
|
| 1560 |
+
|
| 1561 |
+
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+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_74"> Nawaz Khan, (2021) 10 SCC 100: (2021) 3 SCC (Cri) 721: 2021 SCC
|
| 1563 |
+
|
| 1564 |
+
OnLine SC 1237, wherein it was observed at page 110:
|
| 1565 |
+
</p>
|
| 1566 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_29"> "21. Under <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_70">Section 37(1)(b)(ii)</a>, the limitations on the
|
| 1567 |
+
grant of bail for offences punishable under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_71">Sections
|
| 1568 |
+
19</a>, <a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_72">24</a> or 27-A and also for offences involving a
|
| 1569 |
+
commercial quantity are:
|
| 1570 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1571 |
+
|
| 1572 |
+
|
| 1573 |
+
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| 1577 |
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| 1578 |
+
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| 1579 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_31"> (i) The Prosecutor must be given an opportunity
|
| 1580 |
+
to oppose the application for bail; and
|
| 1581 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_32"> (ii) There must exist "reasonable grounds to
|
| 1582 |
+
|
| 1583 |
+
|
| 1584 |
+
|
| 1585 |
+
|
| 1586 |
+
.
|
| 1587 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_75"> believe" that (a) the person is not guilty of such
|
| 1588 |
+
|
| 1589 |
+
|
| 1590 |
+
|
| 1591 |
+
|
| 1592 |
+
|
| 1593 |
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an offence, and (b) he is not likely to commit any
|
| 1594 |
+
offence while on bail.
|
| 1595 |
+
</p>
|
| 1596 |
+
|
| 1597 |
+
|
| 1598 |
+
|
| 1599 |
+
|
| 1600 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_76"> 22. The standard prescribed for the grant of bail is
|
| 1601 |
+
"reasonable ground to believe" that the person is not
|
| 1602 |
+
guilty of the offence. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1648816" id="span_55">Interpreting the standard of
|
| 1603 |
+
|
| 1604 |
+
|
| 1605 |
+
|
| 1606 |
+
|
| 1607 |
+
of
|
| 1608 |
+
"reasonable grounds to believe", a two-judge Bench
|
| 1609 |
+
of this Court in <a href="/doc/1648816/" id="a_73">Shiv Shanker Kesari [Union of India v.
|
| 1610 |
+
Shiv Shanker Kesari</a>, (2007) 7 SCC 798: (2007) 3 SCC (Cri)
|
| 1611 |
+
rt
|
| 1612 |
+
505], held that: (SCC pp. 801-02, paras 7-8 & 10-11)
|
| 1613 |
+
"7. The expression used in <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_74">Section 37(1)(b)(ii)</a> is
|
| 1614 |
+
|
| 1615 |
+
"reasonable grounds". The expression means
|
| 1616 |
+
something more than prima facie grounds. It
|
| 1617 |
+
connotes substantial probable causes for believing
|
| 1618 |
+
|
| 1619 |
+
|
| 1620 |
+
that the accused is not guilty of the offence charged,
|
| 1621 |
+
and this reasonable belief contemplated, in turn,
|
| 1622 |
+
points to the existence of such facts and
|
| 1623 |
+
|
| 1624 |
+
|
| 1625 |
+
|
| 1626 |
+
|
| 1627 |
+
circumstances as are sufficient in themselves to
|
| 1628 |
+
justify the recording of satisfaction that the accused
|
| 1629 |
+
|
| 1630 |
+
|
| 1631 |
+
|
| 1632 |
+
|
| 1633 |
+
|
| 1634 |
+
is not guilty of the offence charged.</span>
|
| 1635 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_77"> 8. The word "reasonable" has in law the prima
|
| 1636 |
+
|
| 1637 |
+
|
| 1638 |
+
|
| 1639 |
+
|
| 1640 |
+
|
| 1641 |
+
facie meaning of reasonable in regard to those
|
| 1642 |
+
circumstances of which the actor, called on to act
|
| 1643 |
+
reasonably, knows or ought to know. It is
|
| 1644 |
+
difficult to give an exact definition of the word
|
| 1645 |
+
"reasonable".
|
| 1646 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_78"> '7. ... Stroud's Judicial Dictionary, 4th Edn., p. 2258
|
| 1647 |
+
states that it would be unreasonable to expect an
|
| 1648 |
+
exact definition of the word "reasonable".
|
| 1649 |
+
Reason varies in its conclusions according to the
|
| 1650 |
+
idiosyncrasies of the individual and the times
|
| 1651 |
+
|
| 1652 |
+
|
| 1653 |
+
|
| 1654 |
+
|
| 1655 |
+
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| 1656 |
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|
| 1657 |
+
|
| 1658 |
+
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|
| 1659 |
+
|
| 1660 |
+
and circumstances in which he thinks. The
|
| 1661 |
+
reasoning which built up the old scholastic logic
|
| 1662 |
+
sounds now like the jingling of a child's toy.'
|
| 1663 |
+
|
| 1664 |
+
|
| 1665 |
+
|
| 1666 |
+
|
| 1667 |
+
.
|
| 1668 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_79"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="799168" id="span_58">[See <a href="/doc/799168/" id="a_75">MCD v. Jagan Nath Ashok Kumar [MCD</a> v.</span>
|
| 1669 |
+
</p>
|
| 1670 |
+
|
| 1671 |
+
|
| 1672 |
+
|
| 1673 |
+
|
| 1674 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_80"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1069282" id="span_59">Jagan Nath Ashok Kumar, (1987) 4 SCC 497], SCC p.
|
| 1675 |
+
504, para 7 and <a href="/doc/1069282/" id="a_76">Gujarat Water Supply & Sewerage
|
| 1676 |
+
|
| 1677 |
+
|
| 1678 |
+
|
| 1679 |
+
|
| 1680 |
+
|
| 1681 |
+
Board v. Unique Erectors (Gujarat) (P) Ltd. [Gujarat
|
| 1682 |
+
Water Supply & Sewerage Board</a> v. Unique Erectors
|
| 1683 |
+
(Gujarat) (P) Ltd., (1989) 1 SCC 532] ]
|
| 1684 |
+
|
| 1685 |
+
|
| 1686 |
+
|
| 1687 |
+
|
| 1688 |
+
of
|
| 1689 |
+
***</span>
|
| 1690 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_81"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="136345" id="span_60">10. The word "reasonable" signifies "in
|
| 1691 |
+
accordance with reason". In the ultimate
|
| 1692 |
+
rt
|
| 1693 |
+
analysis, it is a question of fact whether a
|
| 1694 |
+
particular act is reasonable or not, which
|
| 1695 |
+
|
| 1696 |
+
depends on the circumstances in a given
|
| 1697 |
+
situation. (See <a href="/doc/136345/" id="a_77">Municipal Corpn. of Greater
|
| 1698 |
+
Mumbai v. Kamla Mills Ltd. [Municipal Corpn. of
|
| 1699 |
+
|
| 1700 |
+
|
| 1701 |
+
Greater Mumbai</a> v. Kamla Mills Ltd. (2003) 6 SCC
|
| 1702 |
+
315]</span>
|
| 1703 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_82"> 11. The court, while considering the application
|
| 1704 |
+
|
| 1705 |
+
|
| 1706 |
+
|
| 1707 |
+
|
| 1708 |
+
for bail with reference to <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_78">Section 37</a> of the Act, is
|
| 1709 |
+
not called upon to record a finding of not guilty.
|
| 1710 |
+
</p>
|
| 1711 |
+
|
| 1712 |
+
|
| 1713 |
+
|
| 1714 |
+
|
| 1715 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_83"> It is for the limited purpose essentially confined
|
| 1716 |
+
to the question of releasing the accused on bail
|
| 1717 |
+
|
| 1718 |
+
|
| 1719 |
+
|
| 1720 |
+
|
| 1721 |
+
|
| 1722 |
+
that the court is called upon to see if there are
|
| 1723 |
+
reasonable grounds for believing that the
|
| 1724 |
+
accused is not guilty and records its satisfaction
|
| 1725 |
+
about the existence of such grounds. But the
|
| 1726 |
+
court has not to consider the matter as if it is
|
| 1727 |
+
pronouncing a judgment of acquittal and
|
| 1728 |
+
recording a finding of not guilty." (emphasis
|
| 1729 |
+
supplied)
|
| 1730 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_84"> 23. Based on the above precedent, the test which the
|
| 1731 |
+
High Court and this Court are required to apply while
|
| 1732 |
+
|
| 1733 |
+
|
| 1734 |
+
|
| 1735 |
+
|
| 1736 |
+
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| 1737 |
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|
| 1738 |
+
|
| 1739 |
+
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|
| 1740 |
+
|
| 1741 |
+
granting bail is whether there are reasonable grounds
|
| 1742 |
+
to believe that the accused has not committed an
|
| 1743 |
+
offence and whether he is likely to commit any offence
|
| 1744 |
+
|
| 1745 |
+
|
| 1746 |
+
|
| 1747 |
+
|
| 1748 |
+
.
|
| 1749 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_85"> while on bail. Given the seriousness of offences
|
| 1750 |
+
|
| 1751 |
+
|
| 1752 |
+
|
| 1753 |
+
|
| 1754 |
+
|
| 1755 |
+
punishable under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_79">NDPS Act</a> and in order to curb
|
| 1756 |
+
the menace of drug trafficking in the country,
|
| 1757 |
+
stringent parameters for the grant of bail under the
|
| 1758 |
+
|
| 1759 |
+
|
| 1760 |
+
|
| 1761 |
+
|
| 1762 |
+
|
| 1763 |
+
<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_80">NDPS Act</a> have been prescribed."
|
| 1764 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_86"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="193050765" id="span_63">19. It was held in <a href="/doc/193050765/" id="a_81">Union of India v. Ajay Kumar Singh</a>, 2023
|
| 1765 |
+
|
| 1766 |
+
|
| 1767 |
+
|
| 1768 |
+
|
| 1769 |
+
of
|
| 1770 |
+
SCC OnLine SC 346, that bail cannot be granted without complying
|
| 1771 |
+
|
| 1772 |
+
with the requirement of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_82">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act. It was
|
| 1773 |
+
rt
|
| 1774 |
+
observed:</span>
|
| 1775 |
+
</p>
|
| 1776 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_33"> 4. This apart, it is noticed that the High Court, in
|
| 1777 |
+
passing the impugned order of bail, had lost sight of
|
| 1778 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_83">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, which, inter alia, provides
|
| 1779 |
+
|
| 1780 |
+
|
| 1781 |
+
|
| 1782 |
+
that no person accused of an offence involving
|
| 1783 |
+
commercial quantity shall be released on bail unless
|
| 1784 |
+
the twin conditions laid down therein are satisfied,
|
| 1785 |
+
|
| 1786 |
+
|
| 1787 |
+
|
| 1788 |
+
|
| 1789 |
+
namely, (i) the public prosecutor has been given an
|
| 1790 |
+
|
| 1791 |
+
|
| 1792 |
+
|
| 1793 |
+
|
| 1794 |
+
|
| 1795 |
+
opportunity to oppose the bail application; and (ii) the
|
| 1796 |
+
court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 1797 |
+
believing that he is not guilty of such an offence and
|
| 1798 |
+
|
| 1799 |
+
|
| 1800 |
+
|
| 1801 |
+
|
| 1802 |
+
|
| 1803 |
+
that he is not likely to commit any such offence while
|
| 1804 |
+
on bail.
|
| 1805 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_34"> 15. For the sake of convenience <a href="/doc/192465/" id="a_84">Section 37(1)</a> is
|
| 1806 |
+
reproduced hereinbelow:--
|
| 1807 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_35"> "37. Offences to be cognisable and non-bailable.-
|
| 1808 |
+
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the
|
| 1809 |
+
<a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_85">Criminal Procedure Code</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974)-
|
| 1810 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_36"> (a) every offence punishable under this Act
|
| 1811 |
+
shall be cognisable.
|
| 1812 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1813 |
+
|
| 1814 |
+
|
| 1815 |
+
|
| 1816 |
+
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|
| 1817 |
+
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|
| 1818 |
+
|
| 1819 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_87"> 2026:HHC:2995
|
| 1820 |
+
|
| 1821 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_88"> (b) no person accused of an offence
|
| 1822 |
+
punishable for offences under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_86">section 19</a> or
|
| 1823 |
+
<a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_87">section 24</a> or <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_88">section 27A</a>, and also for
|
| 1824 |
+
|
| 1825 |
+
|
| 1826 |
+
|
| 1827 |
+
|
| 1828 |
+
.
|
| 1829 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_89"> offences involving commercial quantity, shall
|
| 1830 |
+
|
| 1831 |
+
|
| 1832 |
+
|
| 1833 |
+
|
| 1834 |
+
|
| 1835 |
+
be released on bail or on his own bond unless-
|
| 1836 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_90"> (i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an
|
| 1837 |
+
|
| 1838 |
+
|
| 1839 |
+
|
| 1840 |
+
|
| 1841 |
+
|
| 1842 |
+
opportunity to oppose the application for
|
| 1843 |
+
such release, and
|
| 1844 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_91"> (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes
|
| 1845 |
+
|
| 1846 |
+
|
| 1847 |
+
|
| 1848 |
+
|
| 1849 |
+
of
|
| 1850 |
+
the application, the court is satisfied that
|
| 1851 |
+
there are reasonable grounds for believing
|
| 1852 |
+
rt that he is not guilty of such offence and
|
| 1853 |
+
that he is not likely to commit any offence
|
| 1854 |
+
while on bail."
|
| 1855 |
+
</p>
|
| 1856 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_92"> 16. In view of the above provisions, it is implicit that
|
| 1857 |
+
no person accused of an offence involving trade in a
|
| 1858 |
+
commercial quantity of narcotics is liable to be
|
| 1859 |
+
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| 1860 |
+
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| 1861 |
+
released on bail unless the court is satisfied that there
|
| 1862 |
+
are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not
|
| 1863 |
+
guilty of such an offence and that he is not likely to
|
| 1864 |
+
|
| 1865 |
+
|
| 1866 |
+
|
| 1867 |
+
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| 1868 |
+
commit any offence while on bail.
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| 1869 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_93"> 20. It was held in State of Meghalaya v. Lalrintluanga Sailo,
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| 1870 |
+
|
| 1871 |
+
|
| 1872 |
+
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| 1873 |
+
|
| 1874 |
+
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| 1875 |
+
2024 SCC OnLine SC 1751, that the grant of bail without
|
| 1876 |
+
|
| 1877 |
+
|
| 1878 |
+
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| 1879 |
+
|
| 1880 |
+
|
| 1881 |
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considering <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_89">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act is impermissible. It was
|
| 1882 |
+
|
| 1883 |
+
observed:
|
| 1884 |
+
</p>
|
| 1885 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_37"> "5. There cannot be any doubt with respect to the position
|
| 1886 |
+
that, in cases involving the commercial quantity of
|
| 1887 |
+
narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances, while
|
| 1888 |
+
considering the application of bail, the Court is bound to
|
| 1889 |
+
ensure the satisfaction of conditions under <a href="/doc/1241164/" id="a_90">Section 37(1)(b)</a>
|
| 1890 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_38"> (ii) of the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_91">NDPS Act</a>. The said provision reads thus:--
|
| 1891 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 1892 |
+
|
| 1893 |
+
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| 1894 |
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| 1897 |
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| 1898 |
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<blockquote id="blockquote_39"> 2026:HHC:2995
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| 1899 |
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| 1900 |
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"37(1)(b)(ii)- where the Public Prosecutor opposes the
|
| 1901 |
+
application, the court is satisfied that there are reasonable
|
| 1902 |
+
grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence
|
| 1903 |
+
|
| 1904 |
+
|
| 1905 |
+
|
| 1906 |
+
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| 1907 |
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.
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| 1908 |
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</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_40"> and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on
|
| 1909 |
+
|
| 1910 |
+
|
| 1911 |
+
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| 1912 |
+
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| 1913 |
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| 1914 |
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bail."
|
| 1915 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_94"> 6. While considering the cases under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_92">NDPS Act</a>, one
|
| 1916 |
+
cannot be oblivious of the objects and reasons for bringing
|
| 1917 |
+
|
| 1918 |
+
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| 1919 |
+
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| 1920 |
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| 1921 |
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| 1922 |
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the said enactment after repealing the then-existing laws
|
| 1923 |
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relating to Narcotic drugs. The object and reasons given in
|
| 1924 |
+
the acts themselves read thus:--
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| 1925 |
+
</p>
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| 1926 |
+
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| 1927 |
+
|
| 1928 |
+
|
| 1929 |
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<blockquote id="blockquote_41"> of
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| 1930 |
+
"An act to consolidate and amend the law relating to
|
| 1931 |
+
narcotic drugs, to make stringent provisions for the control
|
| 1932 |
+
and regulation of operations relating to narcotic drugs and
|
| 1933 |
+
rt
|
| 1934 |
+
psychotropic substances, to provide for the forfeiture of
|
| 1935 |
+
property derived from, or used in, illicit traffic in narcotic
|
| 1936 |
+
drugs and psychotropic substances, to implement the
|
| 1937 |
+
|
| 1938 |
+
provisions of the International Convention on Narcotic
|
| 1939 |
+
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and for matters
|
| 1940 |
+
connected therewith."
|
| 1941 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1942 |
+
|
| 1943 |
+
|
| 1944 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_42"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1026836" id="span_68">In the decision in <a href="/doc/1026836/" id="a_93">Collector of Customs, New Delhi v.
|
| 1945 |
+
Ahmadalieva Nodira</a> (2004) 3 SCC 549, the three-judge
|
| 1946 |
+
bench of this Court considered the provisions under
|
| 1947 |
+
|
| 1948 |
+
|
| 1949 |
+
|
| 1950 |
+
|
| 1951 |
+
<a href="/doc/1241164/" id="a_94">Section 37(1)(b)</a> as also 37(1)(b)(ii) of the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_95">NDPS Act</a>, with
|
| 1952 |
+
regard to the expression "reasonable grounds" used
|
| 1953 |
+
|
| 1954 |
+
|
| 1955 |
+
|
| 1956 |
+
|
| 1957 |
+
|
| 1958 |
+
therein. This Court held that it means something more
|
| 1959 |
+
than the prima facie grounds and that it contemplates
|
| 1960 |
+
substantial and probable causes for believing that the
|
| 1961 |
+
|
| 1962 |
+
|
| 1963 |
+
|
| 1964 |
+
|
| 1965 |
+
|
| 1966 |
+
accused is not guilty of the alleged offence. Furthermore, it
|
| 1967 |
+
was held that the reasonable belief contemplated in the
|
| 1968 |
+
provision would require the existence of such facts and
|
| 1969 |
+
circumstances as are sufficient in themselves to justify
|
| 1970 |
+
satisfaction that the accused is not guilty of the alleged
|
| 1971 |
+
offence.</span>
|
| 1972 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_43"> As relates to the twin conditions under <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_96">Section 37(1)(b)(ii)</a>
|
| 1973 |
+
of the NDPS Act, viz., that, firstly, there are reasonable
|
| 1974 |
+
grounds for believing that the accused is not guilty of such
|
| 1975 |
+
offence and, secondly, he is not likely to commit any
|
| 1976 |
+
|
| 1977 |
+
|
| 1978 |
+
|
| 1979 |
+
|
| 1980 |
+
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|
| 1981 |
+
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|
| 1982 |
+
|
| 1983 |
+
2026:HHC:2995
|
| 1984 |
+
|
| 1985 |
+
offence while on bail it was held therein that they are
|
| 1986 |
+
cumulative and not alternative. Satisfaction of the
|
| 1987 |
+
existence of those twin conditions had to be based on the
|
| 1988 |
+
|
| 1989 |
+
|
| 1990 |
+
|
| 1991 |
+
|
| 1992 |
+
.
|
| 1993 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_44"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1026836" id="span_71">'reasonable grounds', as <a href="/doc/1026836/" id="a_97">referred to above</a>.</span>
|
| 1994 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 1995 |
+
|
| 1996 |
+
|
| 1997 |
+
|
| 1998 |
+
|
| 1999 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_95"> 7. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="35047711" id="span_72">In the decision in <a href="/doc/35047711/" id="a_98">State of Kerala v. Rajesh</a> (2020) 12 SCC
|
| 2000 |
+
122, after reiterating the broad parameters <a href="/doc/35047711/" id="a_99">laid down by</a>
|
| 2001 |
+
this Court to be followed while considering an application
|
| 2002 |
+
|
| 2003 |
+
|
| 2004 |
+
|
| 2005 |
+
|
| 2006 |
+
|
| 2007 |
+
for bail moved by an accused involved in offences under the
|
| 2008 |
+
<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_100">NDPS Act</a>, in paragraph 18 thereof this Court held that the
|
| 2009 |
+
scheme of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_101">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act would reveal that the
|
| 2010 |
+
|
| 2011 |
+
|
| 2012 |
+
|
| 2013 |
+
|
| 2014 |
+
of
|
| 2015 |
+
exercise of power to grant bail in such cases is not only
|
| 2016 |
+
subject to the limitations contained under <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_102">Section 439</a> of
|
| 2017 |
+
the Code of Criminal Procedure, but also subject to the
|
| 2018 |
+
limitation placed by <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_103">Section 37(1)(b)(ii)</a>, NDPS Act. Further,
|
| 2019 |
+
rt
|
| 2020 |
+
it was held that in case one of the two conditions
|
| 2021 |
+
thereunder is not satisfied, the ban on granting bail would
|
| 2022 |
+
|
| 2023 |
+
operate.</span>
|
| 2024 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_96"> 8. Thus, the provisions under <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_104">Section 37(1)(b)(ii)</a> of the
|
| 2025 |
+
NDPS Act and the decisions referred supra reveal the
|
| 2026 |
+
|
| 2027 |
+
|
| 2028 |
+
consistent view of this Court that while considering the
|
| 2029 |
+
application for bail made by an accused involved in an
|
| 2030 |
+
offence under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_105">NDPS Act</a>, a liberal approach ignoring the
|
| 2031 |
+
|
| 2032 |
+
|
| 2033 |
+
|
| 2034 |
+
|
| 2035 |
+
mandate under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_106">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act is impermissible.
|
| 2036 |
+
Recording a finding mandated under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_107">Section 37</a> of the NDPS
|
| 2037 |
+
|
| 2038 |
+
|
| 2039 |
+
|
| 2040 |
+
|
| 2041 |
+
|
| 2042 |
+
Act, which is a sine qua non for granting bail to an accused
|
| 2043 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_108">NDPS Act</a>, cannot be avoided while passing
|
| 2044 |
+
orders on such applications."
|
| 2045 |
+
</p>
|
| 2046 |
+
|
| 2047 |
+
|
| 2048 |
+
|
| 2049 |
+
|
| 2050 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_97"> 21. In the present case, the prosecution has collected
|
| 2051 |
+
|
| 2052 |
+
sufficient material to prima facie connect the petitioners with the
|
| 2053 |
+
|
| 2054 |
+
commission of the crime. There is nothing on record to show that
|
| 2055 |
+
|
| 2056 |
+
the petitioners would not indulge in the commission of an offence
|
| 2057 |
+
|
| 2058 |
+
if released on bail. Hence, they have not satisfied the twin
|
| 2059 |
+
|
| 2060 |
+
conditions <a href="/doc/35047711/" id="a_109">laid down in</a> <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_110">Section 37</a> of the ND&<a href="/doc/198083419/" id="a_111">PS Act</a>.
|
| 2061 |
+
</p>
|
| 2062 |
+
|
| 2063 |
+
|
| 2064 |
+
|
| 2065 |
+
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|
| 2066 |
+
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|
| 2067 |
+
|
| 2068 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_98"> 2026:HHC:2995
|
| 2069 |
+
|
| 2070 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_99"> 22. It was submitted that the grounds of arrest were not
|
| 2071 |
+
|
| 2072 |
+
communicated to the petitioner, and his arrest is illegal. This
|
| 2073 |
+
|
| 2074 |
+
|
| 2075 |
+
|
| 2076 |
+
|
| 2077 |
+
.
|
| 2078 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_100"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="47595581" id="span_75">submission is not acceptable. Hon'ble Supreme Court held in
|
| 2079 |
+
|
| 2080 |
+
|
| 2081 |
+
|
| 2082 |
+
|
| 2083 |
+
|
| 2084 |
+
<a href="/doc/47595581/" id="a_112">Mihir Rajesh Shah v. State of Maharashtra</a>, 2025 SCC OnLine SC 2356
|
| 2085 |
+
|
| 2086 |
+
|
| 2087 |
+
|
| 2088 |
+
|
| 2089 |
+
|
| 2090 |
+
that the communication of the grounds of the arrests in all the
|
| 2091 |
+
|
| 2092 |
+
offences would apply prospectively from the date of the
|
| 2093 |
+
|
| 2094 |
+
|
| 2095 |
+
|
| 2096 |
+
|
| 2097 |
+
of
|
| 2098 |
+
pronouncement of the judgment. It was observed:</span>
|
| 2099 |
+
</p>
|
| 2100 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_45"> rt
|
| 2101 |
+
"58. We are cognizant that there existed no consistent or
|
| 2102 |
+
binding requirement mandating the written
|
| 2103 |
+
communication of the grounds of arrest for all the
|
| 2104 |
+
|
| 2105 |
+
offences. Holding as above, in our view, would ensure
|
| 2106 |
+
implementation of the constitutional rights provided to an
|
| 2107 |
+
arrestee as engrafted under Article22of theConstitution of
|
| 2108 |
+
|
| 2109 |
+
|
| 2110 |
+
India in an effective manner. Such clarity on obligation
|
| 2111 |
+
would avoid uncertainty in the administration of criminal
|
| 2112 |
+
justice. The ends of fairness and legal discipline, therefore,
|
| 2113 |
+
|
| 2114 |
+
|
| 2115 |
+
|
| 2116 |
+
|
| 2117 |
+
demand that this procedure, as affirmed above, shall govern
|
| 2118 |
+
arrests henceforth." (Emphasis supplied)
|
| 2119 |
+
|
| 2120 |
+
|
| 2121 |
+
|
| 2122 |
+
|
| 2123 |
+
|
| 2124 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_101"> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="137270560" id="span_76">23. This judgment was followed by a co-ordinate bench of
|
| 2125 |
+
|
| 2126 |
+
this Court in <a href="/doc/137270560/" id="a_113">Kabir Khan vs State</a> 2025:HHC:39246, wherein it was
|
| 2127 |
+
|
| 2128 |
+
|
| 2129 |
+
|
| 2130 |
+
|
| 2131 |
+
|
| 2132 |
+
observed:</span>
|
| 2133 |
+
</p>
|
| 2134 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_46"> "7. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="137270560" id="span_77">In light of the fact that in <a href="/doc/137270560/" id="a_114">the said judgment</a>, Hon'ble
|
| 2135 |
+
Supreme Court has been pleased to clearly hold that as
|
| 2136 |
+
previously there existed no consistent or binding
|
| 2137 |
+
requirements mandating written communication of the
|
| 2138 |
+
grounds of arrest for all the offences, the ends of fairness
|
| 2139 |
+
and legal discipline, therefore, demand that this procedure
|
| 2140 |
+
as affirmed shall govern arrests henceforth, this means
|
| 2141 |
+
|
| 2142 |
+
|
| 2143 |
+
|
| 2144 |
+
|
| 2145 |
+
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|
| 2146 |
+
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|
| 2147 |
+
|
| 2148 |
+
2026:HHC:2995
|
| 2149 |
+
|
| 2150 |
+
that the Hon'ble Supreme Court has been pleased to make
|
| 2151 |
+
directions issued therein prospective."</span>
|
| 2152 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 2153 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_102"> 24. It was submitted that the bail is a Rule and Jail is an
|
| 2154 |
+
|
| 2155 |
+
|
| 2156 |
+
|
| 2157 |
+
|
| 2158 |
+
.
|
| 2159 |
+
</p>
|
| 2160 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_103"> exception, and the petitioners are entitled to bail on this
|
| 2161 |
+
|
| 2162 |
+
consideration. This submission will not help the petitioners, as
|
| 2163 |
+
|
| 2164 |
+
|
| 2165 |
+
|
| 2166 |
+
|
| 2167 |
+
|
| 2168 |
+
they are prima facie involved in the commission of an offence
|
| 2169 |
+
|
| 2170 |
+
|
| 2171 |
+
|
| 2172 |
+
|
| 2173 |
+
of
|
| 2174 |
+
punishable under <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_115">Section 20</a> of the NDPS Act involving the
|
| 2175 |
+
|
| 2176 |
+
commercial quantity. It was <a href="/doc/137270560/" id="a_116">laid down by</a> the Hon'ble Supreme
|
| 2177 |
+
rt
|
| 2178 |
+
Court in Narcotics Control Bureau v. Kashif, (2024) 11 SCC 372: 2024
|
| 2179 |
+
|
| 2180 |
+
SCC OnLine SC 3848 that in cases under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_117">NDPS Act</a> involving
|
| 2181 |
+
|
| 2182 |
+
the commercial quantity, the negation of bail is the rule and its
|
| 2183 |
+
|
| 2184 |
+
grant an exception. It was observed at page 381:
|
| 2185 |
+
</p>
|
| 2186 |
+
|
| 2187 |
+
|
| 2188 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_47"> "Compliance with the mandate under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_118">Section 37</a>
|
| 2189 |
+
|
| 2190 |
+
|
| 2191 |
+
|
| 2192 |
+
|
| 2193 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_48"> 9. There has been a consistent and persistent view of
|
| 2194 |
+
this Court that in the NDPS cases, where the offence is
|
| 2195 |
+
|
| 2196 |
+
|
| 2197 |
+
|
| 2198 |
+
|
| 2199 |
+
|
| 2200 |
+
punishable with a minimum sentence of ten years, the ac-
|
| 2201 |
+
cused shall generally not be released on bail. Negation of
|
| 2202 |
+
bail is the rule, and its grant is an exception. While consider-
|
| 2203 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 2204 |
+
|
| 2205 |
+
|
| 2206 |
+
|
| 2207 |
+
|
| 2208 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_49"> ing the application for bail, the court has to bear in mind
|
| 2209 |
+
the provisions of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_119">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, which are
|
| 2210 |
+
mandatory in nature. The recording of findings as man-
|
| 2211 |
+
dated in <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_120">Section 37</a> is a sine qua non for granting bail to the
|
| 2212 |
+
accused involved in the offences under the said Act."
|
| 2213 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 2214 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_104"> 25. It was submitted that the learned Magistrate had
|
| 2215 |
+
|
| 2216 |
+
opened the parcel without breaking the seals, which shows that
|
| 2217 |
+
|
| 2218 |
+
the parcel can be tampered with. This submission is not
|
| 2219 |
+
|
| 2220 |
+
|
| 2221 |
+
|
| 2222 |
+
|
| 2223 |
+
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|
| 2224 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_81"> 26</span>
|
| 2225 |
+
|
| 2226 |
+
2026:HHC:2995
|
| 2227 |
+
|
| 2228 |
+
acceptable. Usually, the parcel is cut to remove its contents to
|
| 2229 |
+
|
| 2230 |
+
keep the original seals intact, and nothing can be made out from
|
| 2231 |
+
|
| 2232 |
+
|
| 2233 |
+
|
| 2234 |
+
|
| 2235 |
+
.
|
| 2236 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_105"> the order of the learned Magistrate at this stage. Further, a
|
| 2237 |
+
|
| 2238 |
+
|
| 2239 |
+
|
| 2240 |
+
|
| 2241 |
+
|
| 2242 |
+
presumption regarding the regularity of the official act exists in
|
| 2243 |
+
|
| 2244 |
+
|
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<h3 class="docsource_main">Andhra Pradesh High Court - Amravati</h3>
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<h2 class="doc_title">Sujith Kumar Das vs The State Of Andhra Pradesh, on 3 September, 2020</h2>
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<pre id="pre_1">IN THE HIGH COURT OF ANDHRA PRADESH AT AMARAVATI
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THURSDAY, THE THIRD DAY OF SEPTEMBER fa SORES
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TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY
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:PRESENT:
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THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
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CRIMINAL PETITION NO: 2873 OF 2020
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Between:
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Sujith Kumar Das, S/o Sri Krishna Chand Das, Age 29 year, Plot No 220/4,
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Khandagiri Bari, Near Heaven Villa, Knandagiri, Bhubaneswar, Orissa 751003.
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...Petitioner/A-4
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AND
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The State of Andhra Pradesh, Rep. by the Senior Intelligence Officer, Directorate
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of Revenue Intelligence, Visakhapatnam Rep. Through the Public Prosecutor,
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State of Andhra Pradesh, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.
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...Respondent
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Petition under <a href="/doc/848468/" id="a_1">Section 437</a> and <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_2">439</a> of Cr.P.C, praying that in the circumstances
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stated in the affidavit filed in support of the Criminal Petition, the High Court may be
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pleased to enlarge the Petitioner on bail in F.NO.DRI/HZU/VRU/48/ENQ-01(INT-
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01/2020 dated 26.02.2020 registered/ lodged on the file of Directorate Of Revenue
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Intelligence, Regional Unit, Visakhapatnam.
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The petition coming on for hearing, upon perusing the Petition and the affidavit
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filed in support thereof and upon hearing the arguments of Sri N Ashwani Kumar
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Advocate for the Petitioner, Special Public Prosecutor for the Respondent and the Court
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made the following.
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ORDER:</pre>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_1">THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
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CRIMINAL PETITION No.2873 of 2020
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ORDER:
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</p>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_1">The criminal petition is filed under <a href="/doc/848468/" id="a_3">Sections 437</a> & <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_4">439</a> of
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Cr.P.C seeking regular bail to the petitioner / A-4 in connection
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with F.No.DRI/HZU/VRU/48/ENQ-O1(INT-01)/2020 dated
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26.02.2020 on the file of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence,
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Regional Unit, Visakhapatnam for the offence punishable under
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<a href="/doc/1330288/" id="a_5">Sections 8 (c)</a>, <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_6">20</a> and <a href="/doc/646188/" id="a_7">28</a> of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
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+
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Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity "<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_8">NDPS Act</a>").
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</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_2">2. The case of the prosecution is that on 26.02.2020 basing on
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a specific intelligence input that Ganja is being illicitly transported
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in TATA goods carriage bearing No.OD O02 BD 4155 by the
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petitioner and other persons, which is coming from Narsipatnam
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sidé and going towards Orissa and some persons are also piloting
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the said vehicle in TATA Indigo Car bearing No.OD 02 U 7123, the
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officers of DRI mounted surveillance at NAD Junction, stopped the
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Indigo Car and detained the inmates. They also stopped TATA
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+
goods carriage bearing No.OD 02 BD 4155 and found the petitioner
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and 2 others and on enquiry, they admitted that Ganja was loaded
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in the said vehicle. On verification, they found total 1638.68 KGs
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+
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of Ganja.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_3">3. Heafd Sri N.Ashwani Kumar, learned counsel for the
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+
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petitioner and the learned Public Prosecutor for respondent-State.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_4">4. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the
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petitioner is the driver of Rata Indigo Car, which was owned by his
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+
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father and the petitioner has no knowledge about the illegal
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+
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een
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+
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activity committed by the accused. The petitioner does not belong
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either to the area or the persons alleged offence and there is no
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remote scope that the petitioner in any way interfere either with
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the investigation or with the witnesses. He further submits that
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the petitioner is in judicial custody from 27.02.2020 and more
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+
than 150 days elapsed, as such he is entitled for default bail. In
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+
this connection, he relied upon the order of this Court in
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Crl.P.No.3124 of 2020 dated 20.06.2020. Learned counsel submits
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that in. the said order this Court taking into consideration several
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judgments of the Hon'ble Apex Court held that if the charge sheet
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is not filed within the period contemplated under <a href="/doc/1687975/" id="a_9">Section 167</a> of
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+
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Cr.P.C., the accused is entitled for default bail.
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+
</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_5"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="194334432" id="span_1">5. Learned counsel for petitioner relied on the judgment of the
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+
Apex Court in <a href="/doc/194334432/" id="a_10">Rakesh Kumar Paul Vs. State of Assam</a>! held that
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+
keeping the application for default bail pending for some time to
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enable filing of charge sheet was strongly discouraged and no
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subterfuge should be resorted to defeat the indefeasible right of the
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accused.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="117859307" id="span_2">He also relied on the judgment of the Hon'ble Apex Court
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+
in <a href="/doc/117859307/" id="a_11">Nikesh Tarachand Shah Vs. Union of India and another</a>?, and
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+
submitted that the provision of the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_12">NDPS Act</a> laying twin condition
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+
is in para materia with the provisions of <a href="/doc/1697463/" id="a_13">Prevention of Money
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| 289 |
+
Laundering Act, 2002</a> and the Hon'ble Apex Court has held that
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+
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+
the twin conditions are unconstitutional.</span>
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</p>
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<p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_6"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="68944118" id="span_3">6. Learned counsel for petitioner also relied on the judgment of
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+
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Hon'ble Apex Court in <a href="/doc/68944118/" id="a_14">Sujit Tiwari Vs. State of Gujarat</a>?</span> and
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+
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+
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+
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' (2017) 15 SCC 67 ~
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+
2 AIR 2017 SC 550
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+
42020 SCC OnLine SC 84
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+
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+
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+
State of Kerala Vs. Rajesh (Criminal Appeal Nos.154-157 of 2020)
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+
dated 24.01.2020). Learned counsel submits that there is no
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+
strait-jacket formula that in each and every case if the contraband
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+
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| 308 |
+
seized is of commercial quantity, bail cannot be granted.
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| 309 |
+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_7">7. Learned counsel for petitioner mainly contends that even if
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+
the contraband seized is of commercial quantity, still the bail
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+
application has to be considered in the light of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_15">Section 37</a> of NDPS
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| 313 |
+
Act, according to which, the burden lies on the Public Prosecutor
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+
to place on record the material to show that the accused is a
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| 315 |
+
habitual offender, if he is enlarged on bail, he is likely to commit
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| 316 |
+
the offence and other reasonable evidence connected the accused
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+
to the commission of the crime. Unless and until such material is
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+
placed before the Court, the Public Prosecutor cannot oppose the
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+
bail application on the sole ground that the contraband seized is of.
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+
</p>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_8">comimercial quantity.
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+
</p>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_9">8. On the other hand, learned Public Prosecutor would submit
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+
that the petitioner earlier filed Cril.M.P.No.735 of 2020 on the file of
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+
Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-I Additional District & Sessions
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+
Judge-cum-Special Judge for trial of offence under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_16">NDPS Act</a>,
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+
Visakhapatnam, which was dismissed by order dated 20.06.2020
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+
holding that the quantity of Ganja seized is commercial quantity
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+
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+
and the investigation is still in progress.
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+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_10">9. Before adverting to the various arguments advanced on
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behalf of either parties. It is appropriate to have a look at the
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+
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objects of the Act.
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+
</p>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_11">Bearesscne®
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+
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+
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</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_12">10. The objects of the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_17">NDPS Act</a> are -
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+
</p>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_2">"The statutory control over narcotic drugs is exercised in India
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+
through a number of Central and State enactments. The Principal
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| 344 |
+
Central Acts, namely, the Opium Act, 1857, <a href="/doc/72261612/" id="a_18">The Opium Act, 1878</a>
|
| 345 |
+
and the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 were enacted a long time ago.
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| 346 |
+
With the passage of time and the developments in the field of illicit
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| 347 |
+
drug traffic and drug abuse at national and international level
|
| 348 |
+
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| 349 |
+
many deficiencies in the existing laws have come to notice."
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+
</blockquote>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_3">"<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_19">An Act</a> to consolidate and amend the law relating to narcotic
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+
drugs, to make stringent provisions for the control and regulation
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+
of operations relating to narcotic drugs and_ psychotropic
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| 354 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_4">-substances, to provide for the forfeiture of property derived from,
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+
or used in, illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic
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+
substances, to implement the provisions of the International
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| 357 |
+
Conventions on Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances and
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+
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+
for matters connected therewith".
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+
</blockquote>
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+
<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_13">11. <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_20">The NDPS Act</a> is amended to implement United Nations'
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+
1988 Covenant mandating its Member-Nations to recognize "the
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+
importance of strengthening and enhancing effective legal means
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+
for international cooperation in criminal matters for suppressing
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+
the international criminal activities of illicit traffic" in narcotic
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+
drugs. The Covenant's Preamble expresses United Nations' serious
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+
concern that "children are used in many parts of the world as an
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+
illicit drug consumers' market" and that the traffic in drug "pose a
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+
serious threat to the health and welfare of human beings and
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+
adversely affect the economic, cultural and political foundations of
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+
the society". <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_21">The NDPS Act</a> being a purposive enactment to curb
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+
the menace of narcotic and psychotropic substances, a special
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+
provision is incorporated to deal with grant of bail. While dealing
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+
with the bail petitions under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_22">NDPS Act</a>, the courts have to face
|
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+
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the task of balancing individual freedom with social interest.
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+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_14">~
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+
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+
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</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_15">12. Now, it is appropriate to look at the language employed in
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+
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+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_23">Section 37</a> of NDPS Act, which reads thus:
|
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+
</p>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_5">37. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable --.--
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_6">(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_24">Code of Criminal
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| 387 |
+
Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974)
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_7">(a) every offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable;
|
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_8">(b) no person accused of an offence punishable for 2[offences
|
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+
under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_25">section 19</a> or <a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_26">section 24</a> or <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_27">section 27A</a> and also for offences
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+
involving commercial quantity] shall be released on bail or on his own
|
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+
bond unless -
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| 393 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_9">(i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_10">-oppose the application for such release, and
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_11">(ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application, the
|
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+
court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
|
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+
believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is
|
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+
not likely to commit any offence while on bail.
|
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_12">(2) The limitations on granting of bail specified in clause (b) of
|
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+
sub-section (1) are in addition to the limitations under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_28">Code of
|
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+
Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974) or any other law for the time being
|
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+
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+
in force, on granting of bail.
|
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+
</blockquote>
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+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_16"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="117859307" id="span_4">13. The first and foremost contention of learned counsel for the
|
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+
petitioners is that <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_29">Section 37</a> of NDPS Act is in pari materia with
|
| 407 |
+
<a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_30">Section 45</a> of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (for
|
| 408 |
+
brevity "<a href="/doc/1697463/" id="a_31">PML Act</a>"). <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_32">Section 45</a> of PML Act has been declared
|
| 409 |
+
unconstitutional by the Hon'ble Apex Court and to buttress his
|
| 410 |
+
contention, he relied upon the judgment of Hon'ble Apex Court in
|
| 411 |
+
<a href="/doc/117859307/" id="a_33">Nikesh Tarachand Shah Vs. Union of India and another</a>',
|
| 412 |
+
wherein the issue that fell for consideration before the Apex Court
|
| 413 |
+
is constitutionality of <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_34">Section 45</a> of PML Act. <a href="/doc/1001502/" id="a_35">Section 45 (1)</a> of PML
|
| 414 |
+
Act that imposes two conditions for grant of bail, where a person
|
| 415 |
+
accused of an offence punishable for a term of imprisonment of
|
| 416 |
+
more than three years under Part A of the Schedule shall be
|
| 417 |
+
released on bail and the conditions are that the Public Prosecutor
|
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+
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+
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| 420 |
+
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+
" AIR 2017 SC 550
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+
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+
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+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_5">6</span>
|
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+
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+
must be given an opportunity to oppose the application for release
|
| 427 |
+
|
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+
on bail and the Court must be satisfied, where the Public
|
| 429 |
+
|
| 430 |
+
Prosecutor opposes the application, that there are reasonable
|
| 431 |
+
|
| 432 |
+
grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and he is
|
| 433 |
+
|
| 434 |
+
not likely to commit any offence while on bail. The Hon'ble Apex
|
| 435 |
+
|
| 436 |
+
Court taking into consideration various contentions advanced has
|
| 437 |
+
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| 438 |
+
upheld <a href="/doc/1001502/" id="a_36">Section 45 (1)</a> of PML Act insofar as it imposes two further
|
| 439 |
+
|
| 440 |
+
conditions for release on bail were declared to be unconstitutional
|
| 441 |
+
|
| 442 |
+
as it violates <a href="/doc/367586/" id="a_37">Articles 14</a> and <a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_38">21</a> of the Constitution of India.</span>
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+
</p>
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+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_17">14.
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| 445 |
+
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| 446 |
+
The Hon'ble Apex Court observed that:
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| 447 |
+
</p>
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| 448 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_13">35. Another conundrum that arises is that, unlike the <a href="/doc/17848451/" id="a_39">Terrorist and
|
| 449 |
+
Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act, 1987</a>, there is no provision in the
|
| 450 |
+
2002 Act which excludes grant of anticipatory bail. Anticipatory bail can
|
| 451 |
+
be granted in circumstances set out in Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v.
|
| 452 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_18">State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694 (See paragraphs 109, 112 and
|
| 453 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_19">117). Thus, anticipatory bail may be granted to a person who is
|
| 454 |
+
prosecuted for the offence of money laundering together with an offence
|
| 455 |
+
under Part A of the Schedule, which may last throughout the trial.
|
| 456 |
+
Obviously for grant of such bail, <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_40">Section 45</a> does not need to be satisfied,
|
| 457 |
+
as only a person arrested under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_41">Section 19</a> of the Act can only be
|
| 458 |
+
released on bail after satisfying the conditions of <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_42">Section 45</a>. But insofar
|
| 459 |
+
as pre-arrest bail is concerned, <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_43">Section 45</a> does not apply on its own
|
| 460 |
+
terms. This, again, would lead to an extremely anomalous situation. If
|
| 461 |
+
pre- arrest bail is granted to Mr. X, which ensures throughout the trial,
|
| 462 |
+
for an offence under Part A of the Schedule and <a href="/doc/1693109/" id="a_44">Section 4</a> of the 2002
|
| 463 |
+
Act, such person will be out on bail without his having satisfied the twin
|
| 464 |
+
conditions of <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_45">Section 45</a>. However, if in an identical situation, Mr. Y is
|
| 465 |
+
prosecuted for the same offences, but happens to be arrested, and then
|
| 466 |
+
applies for bail, the twin conditions of <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_46">Section 45</a> will have first to be
|
| 467 |
+
met. This again leads to an extremely anomalous situation showing
|
| 468 |
+
that <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_47">Section 45</a> leads to manifestly arbitrary and unjust results and
|
| 469 |
+
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| 470 |
+
would, therefore, violate <a href="/doc/367586/" id="a_48">Articles 14</a> and <a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_49">21</a> of the Constitution.
|
| 471 |
+
</p>
|
| 472 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_20">36. However, the learned Attorney General has argued before us that we
|
| 473 |
+
must uphold <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_50">Section 45</a> as it is part of a complete code under the 2002
|
| 474 |
+
Act. According to him, <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_51">Section 45</a>, when read with <a href="/doc/1840572/" id="a_52">Sections 3</a> and <a href="/doc/1693109/" id="a_53">4</a>,
|
| 475 |
+
would necessarily lead to the conclusion that the source of the proceeds
|
| 476 |
+
|
| 477 |
+
of crime, being the scheduled offence, and the money laundering offence,
|
| 478 |
+
|
| 479 |
+
|
| 480 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_21">15.
|
| 481 |
+
|
| 482 |
+
' would have to be tried together, and the nexus that is provided is
|
| 483 |
+
|
| 484 |
+
because the source of money laundering being as important as money
|
| 485 |
+
laundering itself, conditions under <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_54">Section 45</a> would have to be applied.
|
| 486 |
+
We are afraid that, for all the reasons given by us earlier in this
|
| 487 |
+
judgment, we are unable to agree. The learned Attorney General asked
|
| 488 |
+
us to read down <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_55">Section 45</a> in that when the Court is satisfied that there
|
| 489 |
+
are reasonable grounds for believing that a person is not guilty of an
|
| 490 |
+
offence, it only meant that the Court must prima facie come to such
|
| 491 |
+
aconclusion. Secondly, the fact that he is not likely to commit "any
|
| 492 |
+
offence" while on bail would only be restricted to any offence of a like
|
| 493 |
+
nature. Again, we are afraid that merely reading down the two conditions
|
| 494 |
+
would not get rid of the vice of manifest arbitrariness and discrimination,
|
| 495 |
+
as has been pointed out by us hereinabove. Also, we cannot agree with
|
| 496 |
+
the learned Attorney General that <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_56">Section 45</a> imposes two conditions
|
| 497 |
+
which are akin to conditions that are specified for grant of ordinary bail.
|
| 498 |
+
For this purpose, he referred us to Amarmani Tripathi (supra) at para 18,
|
| 499 |
+
in which it was stated that, for grant of bail, the Court has to see
|
| 500 |
+
whether there is prima facie or reasonable ground to believe that the
|
| 501 |
+
accused has committed the offence, and the likelihood of that offence
|
| 502 |
+
being repeated has also be seen. It is obvious that the twin conditions set
|
| 503 |
+
down in <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_57">Section 45</a> are a much higher threshold bar than any of the
|
| 504 |
+
conditions laid down in paragraph 18 of the aforesaid judgment. In fact,
|
| 505 |
+
the presumption of innocence, which is attached to any person being
|
| 506 |
+
prosecuted of an offence, is inverted by the conditions specified
|
| 507 |
+
in <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_58">Section 45</a>, whereas for grant of ordinary bail the presumption of
|
| 508 |
+
innocence attaches, after which the various factors set out in paragraph
|
| 509 |
+
|
| 510 |
+
18 of the judgment are to be looked at. Under <a href="/doc/1821448/" id="a_59">Section 45</a>, the Court must
|
| 511 |
+
|
| 512 |
+
</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_22">-be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe that the person
|
| 513 |
+
|
| 514 |
+
is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any
|
| 515 |
+
|
| 516 |
+
offence while on bail.
|
| 517 |
+
</p>
|
| 518 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_23">As rightly pointed out by the learned counsel for the
|
| 519 |
+
|
| 520 |
+
petitioner, the Hon'ble Apex Court while dealing with <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_60">Section 45</a> of
|
| 521 |
+
|
| 522 |
+
PML Act 2002 has not ruled in favour of the twin conditions laid
|
| 523 |
+
|
| 524 |
+
down in <a href="/doc/873452/" id="a_61">Section 45</a> of PML Act. No doubt, if <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_62">Section 37</a> of NDPS
|
| 525 |
+
|
| 526 |
+
Act is interpreted as per the language employed in the section, it
|
| 527 |
+
|
| 528 |
+
gives unfettered discretion to the Public Prosecutor and complying
|
| 529 |
+
|
| 530 |
+
of twin conditions certainly becomes impossible task.
|
| 531 |
+
</p>
|
| 532 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_24">es
|
| 533 |
+
|
| 534 |
+
Beene
|
| 535 |
+
|
| 536 |
+
|
| 537 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_25">16. In Ranjitsing Brahmajeetsingh Sharma Vs. State of
|
| 538 |
+
Maharastra', the Apex Court while considering <a href="/doc/135076042/" id="a_63">Section 21</a> of
|
| 539 |
+
Maharastra Control of Organized Crime Act, 1999 where there are
|
| 540 |
+
twin conditions pari materia with <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_64">NDPS Act</a> for grant of bail has
|
| 541 |
+
|
| 542 |
+
held thus:
|
| 543 |
+
</p>
|
| 544 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_14">"38. We are furthermore of the opinion that the restrictions on the
|
| 545 |
+
power of the Court to grant bail should not be pushed too far. If the
|
| 546 |
+
Court, having regard to the materials brought on record, is satisfied that
|
| 547 |
+
in all probability he may not be ultimately convicted, an order granting
|
| 548 |
+
bail may be passed. The satisfaction of the Court as regards his
|
| 549 |
+
likelihood of not committing an offence while on bail must be construed
|
| 550 |
+
to mean an offence under the Act and not any offence whatsoever be it a
|
| 551 |
+
minor or major offence. If such an expansive meaning is given, even
|
| 552 |
+
likelihood of commission of an offence under <a href="/doc/1270101/" id="a_65">Section 279</a> of the Indian
|
| 553 |
+
|
| 554 |
+
Penal Code may debar the Court from releasing the accused on bail.
|
| 555 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 556 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_15">44. The wording of <a href="/doc/1566465/" id="a_66">Section 21(4)</a>, in our opinion, does not lead to the
|
| 557 |
+
conclusion that the Court must arrive at a positive finding that the
|
| 558 |
+
applicant for bail has not committed an offence under the Act. If such a
|
| 559 |
+
construction is placed, the court intending to grant bail must arrive at a
|
| 560 |
+
finding that the applicant has not committed such an offence. In such an
|
| 561 |
+
event, it will be impossible for the prosecution to obtain a judgment of
|
| 562 |
+
conviction of the applicant. Such cannot be the intention of the
|
| 563 |
+
Legislature. <a href="/doc/1566465/" id="a_67">Section 21(4)</a> of MCOCA, therefore, must be construed
|
| 564 |
+
reasonably. It must be so construed that the Court is able to maintain a
|
| 565 |
+
delicate balance between a judgment of acquittal and conviction and an
|
| 566 |
+
order granting bail much before commencement of trial. Similarly, the
|
| 567 |
+
Court will be required to record a finding as to the possibility of his
|
| 568 |
+
committing a crime after grant of bail. However, such an offence in
|
| 569 |
+
futuro must be an offence under the Act and not any other offence. Since
|
| 570 |
+
it is difficult to predict the future conduct of an accused, the court must
|
| 571 |
+
necessarily consider this aspect of the matter having regard to the
|
| 572 |
+
antecedents of the accused, his propensities and the nature and manner
|
| 573 |
+
|
| 574 |
+
in which he is alleged to have committed the offence."
|
| 575 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 576 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_26">The Hon'ble Apex Court observed that while considering the
|
| 577 |
+
bail petition despite the language employed in the section, court
|
| 578 |
+
must develop a delicate balance between judgment of acquittal,
|
| 579 |
+
|
| 580 |
+
conviction and bail and the provision should be construed
|
| 581 |
+
f
|
| 582 |
+
|
| 583 |
+
|
| 584 |
+
|
| 585 |
+
° (2004) 5 SCC 294
|
| 586 |
+
|
| 587 |
+
|
| 588 |
+
reasonable. With regard to the second condition that the accused
|
| 589 |
+
is not likely to commit the offence in future, it was observed that
|
| 590 |
+
the court has to look into the antecedents of the accused as the
|
| 591 |
+
|
| 592 |
+
court cannot predict his future conduct.
|
| 593 |
+
</p>
|
| 594 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_27">17. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1813801" id="span_6">In <a href="/doc/1813801/" id="a_68">Kartar Singh Vs. State of Punjab®</a>, the Hon'ble Apex
|
| 595 |
+
Court has upheld <a href="/doc/138932506/" id="a_69">Section 20 (8)</a> of TADA Act, 1987 which has the
|
| 596 |
+
same twin: conditions to be applied to offences under <a href="/doc/17848451/" id="a_70">TADA Act</a>.</span>
|
| 597 |
+
</p>
|
| 598 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_28">The Hon'ble Apex Court observed thus:
|
| 599 |
+
</p>
|
| 600 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_16">"349. The conditions imposed under <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_71">Section 20(8)(b)</a>, as rightly pointed
|
| 601 |
+
out by the Additional Solicitor General, are in consonance with the
|
| 602 |
+
conditions prescribed under clauses (i) and (ii) of sub-section (1) of
|
| 603 |
+
Section 437 and clause (b) of sub-section (3) of that section. Similar to
|
| 604 |
+
the conditions in clause. (b) of sub-section (8), there are provisions in
|
| 605 |
+
various other enactments such as <a href="/doc/1109803/" id="a_72">Section 35(1)</a> of Foreign Exchange
|
| 606 |
+
Regulation Act and <a href="/doc/276692/" id="a_73">Section 104(1)</a> of the Customs Act to the effect that
|
| 607 |
+
any authorized or empowered officer under the respective Acts, if, has got
|
| 608 |
+
reason to believe that any person in India or within the Indian customs
|
| 609 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_17">- waters has been guilty of an offence punishable under the respective
|
| 610 |
+
Acts, may arrest such person. Therefore, the condition that "there are
|
| 611 |
+
grounds for believing that he is not guilty of an offence", which condition
|
| 612 |
+
in different form is incorporated in other Acts such as clause (i) of
|
| 613 |
+
Section 437(1) of the Code and <a href="/doc/852142/" id="a_74">Section 35</a>{1) of FERA and 104(1) of the
|
| 614 |
+
<a href="/doc/1059693/" id="a_75">Customs Act</a>, cannot be said to be an unreasonable condition infringing
|
| 615 |
+
|
| 616 |
+
the principle of <a href="/doc/1199182/" id="a_76">Article 21</a> of the Constitution.
|
| 617 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 618 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_18">It_ was upheld on the ground that offences under TADA are
|
| 619 |
+
most heinous and there is a compelling state interest in tackling
|
| 620 |
+
such crimes, by way of which the vice of terrorism is sought to be
|
| 621 |
+
|
| 622 |
+
tackled.
|
| 623 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 624 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_29">18. Coming back to the case on hand, <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_77">Section 37</a> of NDPS Act
|
| 625 |
+
mandates that the Court while granting bail has to be satisfied
|
| 626 |
+
that there are reasonable grounds "for believing that the person
|
| 627 |
+
|
| 628 |
+
seeking bail is not guilty of such offence and application of
|
| 629 |
+
|
| 630 |
+
|
| 631 |
+
|
| 632 |
+
° (1994) 3 SCC 569
|
| 633 |
+
|
| 634 |
+
|
| 635 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_7">10</span>
|
| 636 |
+
|
| 637 |
+
conditions mentioned in <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_78">Section 37 (1)(b)(ii)</a> be applicable only if
|
| 638 |
+
the Public Prosecutor opposes the application. As per the language
|
| 639 |
+
employed in the section, if the Public Prosecutor does not oppose
|
| 640 |
+
the application, the Court need not apply its mind for arriving at
|
| 641 |
+
conclusion despite the fact that the quantity is a commercial
|
| 642 |
+
quantity. Secondly the provision gives unlimited discretion to the
|
| 643 |
+
Public Prosecutor besides restricting the power of the Court to
|
| 644 |
+
freely decide the question of bail to the accused. The Court is
|
| 645 |
+
expected to be prima facie satisfied that the accused is not guilty of
|
| 646 |
+
the offence, which is not possible to determine by the Court at the
|
| 647 |
+
stage of bail and any observation of such kind poses a threat of
|
| 648 |
+
prejudicing the case of accused before the trial Court. Further, as
|
| 649 |
+
per the plain reading of the language employed in the section, the
|
| 650 |
+
Court should be satisfied that there is no likelihood of accused
|
| 651 |
+
committing any offence while on bail. Satisfying this condition or
|
| 652 |
+
recording - this condition appears to be impossible and
|
| 653 |
+
impracticable as committing of an offence depends upon the
|
| 654 |
+
mindset of the accused, mensrea and the Court at the stage of bail
|
| 655 |
+
cannot assess and decide whether the accused is going to commit
|
| 656 |
+
any offence or not in future. It is highly impossible for the Court to
|
| 657 |
+
arrive at any of the conclusions that are supposed to be recorded
|
| 658 |
+
at the time of granting bail by virtue of the conditions laid down
|
| 659 |
+
|
| 660 |
+
under <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_79">Section 37 (1) (b) (ii)</a> of the NDPS Act.
|
| 661 |
+
</p>
|
| 662 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_30">19. The Hon'ble Apex Court in several cases has laid down the
|
| 663 |
+
parameters how bails under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_80">NDPS Act</a> has to be dealt with and
|
| 664 |
+
|
| 665 |
+
further interpreted the language employed in the provision.
|
| 666 |
+
</p>
|
| 667 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_31">nn
|
| 668 |
+
|
| 669 |
+
|
| 670 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_8">11</span>
|
| 671 |
+
|
| 672 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_32">20. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="26003907" id="span_9">In <a href="/doc/26003907/" id="a_81">Satpal Singh Vs. State of Punjab</a>' the Apex Court has
|
| 673 |
+
clearly observed that liberal approach in matters of bail under
|
| 674 |
+
|
| 675 |
+
<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_82">NDPS Act</a> is uncalled for and held thus:</span>
|
| 676 |
+
</p>
|
| 677 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_19">"4, Under <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_83">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, when a person is accused of
|
| 678 |
+
an offence punishable under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_84">Section 19</a> or 24 or 27A and also for
|
| 679 |
+
offences involving commercial quantity, he shall not be released on bail
|
| 680 |
+
unless the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose
|
| 681 |
+
the application for such release, and in case a Public Prosecutor opposes
|
| 682 |
+
the application, the court must be satisfied that there are reasonable
|
| 683 |
+
grounds for believing that the person is not guilty of the alleged offence
|
| 684 |
+
and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. Materials on
|
| 685 |
+
record are to be seen and the antecedents of the accused is to be
|
| 686 |
+
examined to enter such a satisfaction. These limitations are in addition
|
| 687 |
+
to those prescribed under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_85">Cr.P.C</a> or any other law in force on the
|
| 688 |
+
grant of bail. In view of the seriousness of the offence, the law makers
|
| 689 |
+
have consciously put such stringent restrictions on the discretion
|
| 690 |
+
available to the court while considering application for release of a
|
| 691 |
+
|
| 692 |
+
person on bail.
|
| 693 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 694 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_33"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1378939" id="span_10">21. Further in <a href="/doc/1378939/" id="a_86">Union of India Vs. Ram Samujh and Ors.®</a> the
|
| 695 |
+
|
| 696 |
+
Apex Court held thus:</span>
|
| 697 |
+
</p>
|
| 698 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_20"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1054146" id="span_11">"7, It is to be borne in mind that the aforesaid legislative mandate is
|
| 699 |
+
required to be adhered and followed. It should be borne in mind that in
|
| 700 |
+
murder case, accused commits murder of one or two persons, while
|
| 701 |
+
those persons who are dealing in narcotic drugs are instruments in
|
| 702 |
+
causing death or in inflicting death blow to number of innocent young
|
| 703 |
+
victims, who are vulnerable: it causes deleterious effects and deadly
|
| 704 |
+
impact on the society; they are a hazard to the society; even if they are
|
| 705 |
+
released temporarily, in all probability, they would continue their
|
| 706 |
+
nefarious activities of trafficking and/or dealing in intoxicants
|
| 707 |
+
clandestinely. Reason may be large stake and illegal profit involved. This
|
| 708 |
+
Court, dealing with the contention with regard to punishment
|
| 709 |
+
under <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_87">NDPS Act</a>, has succinctly observed about the adverse effect of
|
| 710 |
+
such activities in <a href="/doc/1054146/" id="a_88">Durand Didien v. Chief Secretary</a>. Union Territory of Goa
|
| 711 |
+
[1990] 1 SCC 95 as under: :</span>
|
| 712 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_21">"With deep concern, we may point out that the organised
|
| 713 |
+
activities of the underworld and the clandestine smuggling of
|
| 714 |
+
narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances into this country and
|
| 715 |
+
illegal trafficking in such drugs and substances have led to drug
|
| 716 |
+
|
| 717 |
+
addiction among '@ sizeable section of the public, particularly the
|
| 718 |
+
|
| 719 |
+
|
| 720 |
+
|
| 721 |
+
72018 (13) SCC 813 -
|
| 722 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_22">§ 1999 (9) SCC 429 .
|
| 723 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 724 |
+
|
| 725 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_34">22.
|
| 726 |
+
|
| 727 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_12">12</span>
|
| 728 |
+
|
| 729 |
+
adolescents and students of both sexes and the menace has
|
| 730 |
+
assumed serious and alarming proportion in the recent years.
|
| 731 |
+
Therefore, in order to effectively control and eradicate this
|
| 732 |
+
proliferating and booming devastating menace, causing
|
| 733 |
+
deleterious effects and deadly impact on the society as a whole,
|
| 734 |
+
the Parliament in the wisdom has made effective provisions by
|
| 735 |
+
introducing this Act 81 of 1985 specifying mandatory minimum
|
| 736 |
+
|
| 737 |
+
imprisonment and fine,"
|
| 738 |
+
</p>
|
| 739 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_23">8. To check the menace of dangerous drugs flooding the market, the
|
| 740 |
+
|
| 741 |
+
Parliament has provided that the person accused of offences under
|
| 742 |
+
|
| 743 |
+
the NDPS Act should not be released on bail during trial unless
|
| 744 |
+
|
| 745 |
+
mandatory conditions provided in Section 37, namely,
|
| 746 |
+
|
| 747 |
+
(i} there are reasonable grounds for believing that accused is not
|
| 748 |
+
guilty of such offence; and
|
| 749 |
+
|
| 750 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_24">(ii) that he is not likely to commit while on are satisfied. The High
|
| 751 |
+
Court has not given any justifiable reason for not abiding by the
|
| 752 |
+
aforesaid mandate while ordering the release of the respondent
|
| 753 |
+
accused on bail. Instead of attempting to take a holistic view of
|
| 754 |
+
the harmful socio-economic consequences and health hazards
|
| 755 |
+
which would accompany trafficking illegally in the dangerous
|
| 756 |
+
drugs, the Court should implement the law in the spirit with
|
| 757 |
+
|
| 758 |
+
which the Parliament, after due deliberation, has amended.
|
| 759 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 760 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_35"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="1648816" id="span_13">In another case in <a href="/doc/1648816/" id="a_89">Union of India Vs. Shiv Shanker Kesari</a>?®
|
| 761 |
+
|
| 762 |
+
the Hon'ble Apex Court has interpreted the word reasonable
|
| 763 |
+
|
| 764 |
+
grounds as follows:</span>
|
| 765 |
+
</p>
|
| 766 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_36">23.
|
| 767 |
+
|
| 768 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_25">"The expression used in <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_90">Section 37 (1)(b) (ii)</a> is "reasonable grounds". The
|
| 769 |
+
expression means something more than prima facie grounds. It connotes
|
| 770 |
+
substantial probable causes for believing that the accused is not guilty of
|
| 771 |
+
the offence charged and this reasonable belief contemplated in turn
|
| 772 |
+
|
| 773 |
+
points to existence of such facts and circumstances as are sufficient in
|
| 774 |
+
|
| 775 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_26">- themselves to justify recording of satisfaction that the accused is not
|
| 776 |
+
|
| 777 |
+
guilty of the offence charged. The word "reasonable" has in law the prima
|
| 778 |
+
facie meaning of reasonable in regard to those circumstances of which
|
| 779 |
+
the actor, called on to act reasonably, knows or ought to know. It is
|
| 780 |
+
|
| 781 |
+
toe
|
| 782 |
+
|
| 783 |
+
difficult to give an exact definition of the word 'reasonable'.
|
| 784 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 785 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_27"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="35047711" id="span_14">In the latest judgment of <a href="/doc/35047711/" id="a_91">State of Kerala Vs. Rajesh</a> in
|
| 786 |
+
|
| 787 |
+
Criminal Appeal Nos.154-157 of 2020 dated 24.01.2020, the Apex
|
| 788 |
+
|
| 789 |
+
Court considered the application moved by the State of Kerala
|
| 790 |
+
|
| 791 |
+
|
| 792 |
+
|
| 793 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_15">9</span>
|
| 794 |
+
(2007) 7 SCC 798 ,
|
| 795 |
+
al
|
| 796 |
+
|
| 797 |
+
Pome
|
| 798 |
+
|
| 799 |
+
|
| 800 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_16">13</span>
|
| 801 |
+
|
| 802 |
+
against grant of regular bail to the accused without noticing the
|
| 803 |
+
|
| 804 |
+
mandate of <a href="/doc/1199025/" id="a_92">Section 37 (1)(b)(ii)</a> of NDPS Act. The Apex Court held
|
| 805 |
+
|
| 806 |
+
thus:</span>
|
| 807 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 808 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_28">18. The jurisdiction of the Court to grant bail is circumscribed by the
|
| 809 |
+
provisions of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_93">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act. It can be granted in case there
|
| 810 |
+
are reasonable grounds for believing that accused is not guilty of such
|
| 811 |
+
offence, and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. It is
|
| 812 |
+
|
| 813 |
+
the mandate of the legislature which is required to be followed.
|
| 814 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 815 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_29">20. ., The scheme of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_94">Section 37</a> reveals that the exercise of power to
|
| 816 |
+
grant bail is not only subject to the limitations contained under <a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_95">Section
|
| 817 |
+
439</a> of the CrPC, but is also subject to the limitation placed by <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_96">Section 37</a>
|
| 818 |
+
which commences with non-obstante clause. The operative part of the
|
| 819 |
+
said section is in the negative form prescribing the enlargement of bail to
|
| 820 |
+
any person accused of commission of an offence under the Act, unless
|
| 821 |
+
twin conditions are satisfied. The first condition is that the prosecution
|
| 822 |
+
must be given an opportunity to oppose the application; and the second,
|
| 823 |
+
is that the Court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 824 |
+
believing that he is not guilty of such offence. If either of these two
|
| 825 |
+
|
| 826 |
+
conditions is not satisfied, the ban for granting bail operates.
|
| 827 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 828 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_30">21. The expression "reasonable grounds" means something more
|
| 829 |
+
|
| 830 |
+
© than prima facie grounds. It contemplates substantial probable causes
|
| 831 |
+
|
| 832 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_37">24.
|
| 833 |
+
|
| 834 |
+
for believing that the accused is not guilty of the alleged offence. The
|
| 835 |
+
reasonable belief contemplated in the provision requires existence of
|
| 836 |
+
such facts and circumstances as are sufficient in themselves to justify
|
| 837 |
+
satisfaction that the accused is not guilty of the alleged offence."
|
| 838 |
+
Accordingly, the Apex Court set aside the order passed by the
|
| 839 |
+
|
| 840 |
+
High Court releasing the accused on bail.
|
| 841 |
+
</p>
|
| 842 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_38">In light of the law <a href="/doc/35047711/" id="a_97">laid down by</a> the apex court in the above
|
| 843 |
+
|
| 844 |
+
judgments, the Court while considering the application for bail
|
| 845 |
+
|
| 846 |
+
with reference to <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_98">Section 37</a> of NDPS Act is not called upon to
|
| 847 |
+
|
| 848 |
+
record a finding of 'not guilty'. It is for the limited purpose and is
|
| 849 |
+
|
| 850 |
+
confined to the question of releasing the accused on bail and the
|
| 851 |
+
|
| 852 |
+
Court is called upon to see if there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 853 |
+
|
| 854 |
+
believing that the accused is guilty and record its satisfaction
|
| 855 |
+
|
| 856 |
+
about existence of such ground. But the Court shall not consider
|
| 857 |
+
|
| 858 |
+
the matter as if it is prorteurcing the judgment of acquittal and
|
| 859 |
+
|
| 860 |
+
pees?
|
| 861 |
+
</p>
|
| 862 |
+
|
| 863 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_17">14</span>
|
| 864 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_39">recording finding of 'not guilty'. Additionally, the Court has to
|
| 865 |
+
record a finding that while on bail the accused is not likely to
|
| 866 |
+
commit any offence basing on the antecedents of the accused.
|
| 867 |
+
Accordingly, the first and foremost contention of the petitioner is
|
| 868 |
+
|
| 869 |
+
answered.
|
| 870 |
+
</p>
|
| 871 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_40">25. The next contention of learned counsel for petitioners is the
|
| 872 |
+
prosecution failed to file the charge sheet within 180 days and they
|
| 873 |
+
are entitled for default bail. Before dealing with this it is
|
| 874 |
+
appropriate to look at <a href="/doc/839149/" id="a_99">Section 167 (2)</a> of Cr.P.C., and Sectin 36-<a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_100">A of
|
| 875 |
+
|
| 876 |
+
the NDPS Act</a>.
|
| 877 |
+
</p>
|
| 878 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_41">26. <a href="/doc/839149/" id="a_101">Section 167 (2)</a> Cr.P.C reads thus:
|
| 879 |
+
</p>
|
| 880 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_31">167. Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty
|
| 881 |
+
four hours.
|
| 882 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 883 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_42">(2) The Magistrate to whom an accused person is forwarded under
|
| 884 |
+
this section may, whether he has or has not jurisdiction to try the case,
|
| 885 |
+
from time to time, authorise the detention of the accused in such custody
|
| 886 |
+
as such Magistrate thinks fit, for a term not exceeding fifteen days in the
|
| 887 |
+
whole; and if he has no jurisdiction to try the case or commit it for trial,
|
| 888 |
+
and considers further detention unnecessary, he may order the accused
|
| 889 |
+
|
| 890 |
+
to be forwarded to a Magistrate having such jurisdiction: Provided that-
|
| 891 |
+
</p>
|
| 892 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_43">(a) the Magistrate may authorise the detention of the accused
|
| 893 |
+
person, otherwise than in the custody of the police, beyond the period of
|
| 894 |
+
fifteen days; if he is satisfied that adequate grounds exist for doing so,
|
| 895 |
+
but_no Magistrate shall authorise the detention of the accused person in
|
| 896 |
+
custody under this paragraph for a total period exceeding,-
|
| 897 |
+
</p>
|
| 898 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_44">(i) ninety days, where the investigation relates to an offence
|
| 899 |
+
|
| 900 |
+
punishable with death, imprisonment for life or imprisonment for
|
| 901 |
+
|
| 902 |
+
a term of not less than ten years;
|
| 903 |
+
</p>
|
| 904 |
+
<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_45">(iii) sixty days, where the investigation relates to any other
|
| 905 |
+
offence, and, on the expiry of the said period of ninety
|
| 906 |
+
days, or sixty days, as the case may be, the accused
|
| 907 |
+
person shall be released on bail if he is prepared to and
|
| 908 |
+
does furnish bail, and every person released on bail
|
| 909 |
+
under this sub- section shall be deemed to be so
|
| 910 |
+
released under the provisions of Chapter XXXII for the
|
| 911 |
+
purposes of that Chapter:]
|
| 912 |
+
|
| 913 |
+
Psa
|
| 914 |
+
|
| 915 |
+
|
| 916 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_18">15</span>
|
| 917 |
+
|
| 918 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_46">27. <a href="/doc/1182815/" id="a_102">Section 36 (A)(4)</a> of the NDPS Act reads thus:
|
| 919 |
+
</p>
|
| 920 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_32">360A. Offences triable by Special Courts.
|
| 921 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_33">(4) In respect of persons accused of an offence punishable under
|
| 922 |
+
<a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_103">section 19</a> or <a href="/doc/1373137/" id="a_104">section 24</a> or <a href="/doc/935721/" id="a_105">section 27A</a> or for offences involving
|
| 923 |
+
commercial quantity the references in sub-section (2) of <a href="/doc/1687975/" id="a_106">section
|
| 924 |
+
167</a> of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974), thereof
|
| 925 |
+
to "ninety days", where they occur, shall be construed as
|
| 926 |
+
reference to "one hundred and eighty days": Provided that, if it is
|
| 927 |
+
not possible to complete the investigation within the said period
|
| 928 |
+
of one hundred and eighty days, the Special Court may extend
|
| 929 |
+
, the said period up to one year on the report of the Public
|
| 930 |
+
Prosecutor indicating the progress of the investigation and the
|
| 931 |
+
specific reasons for the detention of the accused beyond the said
|
| 932 |
+
|
| 933 |
+
period of one hundred and eighty days.
|
| 934 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 935 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_47">28. <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_107">Under NDPS Act</a>, there is a special provision as per <a href="/doc/181936441/" id="a_108">Section
|
| 936 |
+
36A (4)</a> in respect of persons accused of an offence punishable
|
| 937 |
+
under <a href="/doc/128102/" id="a_109">Section 19</a> or 24 or 27-A or for the offences invoking
|
| 938 |
+
commercial quantity, the reference in sub section (2) of <a href="/doc/1687975/" id="a_110">Section
|
| 939 |
+
167</a> of Cr.P.C., thereof to "ninety days" where they occur shall be
|
| 940 |
+
construed as reference to one hundred and eighty days. If the
|
| 941 |
+
investigation is not completed within 180 days, the Special Court
|
| 942 |
+
may extend the said period up to one year on the report of the
|
| 943 |
+
|
| 944 |
+
Public Prosecutor.
|
| 945 |
+
</p>
|
| 946 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_48">29. The Hon'ble apex court has dealt with Section 167(2) vis-a-
|
| 947 |
+
vis <a href="/doc/181936441/" id="a_111">Section 36A (4)</a> of the NDPS Act. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="685208" id="span_19">In <a href="/doc/685208/" id="a_112">Rajnikant Jivanlal Vs.
|
| 948 |
+
Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Control Bureau</a>!°, the Hon'ble
|
| 949 |
+
Apex Court held that an order for release on bail under proviso (a)
|
| 950 |
+
to Section 167 (2) may appropriately be termed as an order-on-
|
| 951 |
+
default. The right to bail under Section 167 (2) proviso (a) thereto
|
| 952 |
+
is absolute. It is a legislative..command and Court's discretion
|
| 953 |
+
cannot supersede.</span>
|
| 954 |
+
</p>
|
| 955 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_49">tt
|
| 956 |
+
|
| 957 |
+
|
| 958 |
+
|
| 959 |
+
0 AIR 1979 SC 1377
|
| 960 |
+
|
| 961 |
+
|
| 962 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_20">16</span>
|
| 963 |
+
|
| 964 |
+
</p><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_50">30. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="372318" id="span_21">In <a href="/doc/372318/" id="a_113">Bipin Shantilal Panchal (Dr) Vs. State of Gujarat</a>!!, it
|
| 965 |
+
was clarified by the Hon'ble Apex Court that although a default in
|
| 966 |
+
filing the charge sheet would confer an indefeasible right of the
|
| 967 |
+
accused to be admitted to bail. However, if the accused failed to
|
| 968 |
+
exercise his right to be released on bail for the failure of the
|
| 969 |
+
prosecution to file the charge sheet within the maximum time
|
| 970 |
+
allowed by law, he cannot contend that he had an indefeasible
|
| 971 |
+
right to exercise it at any time notwithstanding the fact that in the
|
| 972 |
+
meantime the charge sheet has been filed. On the other hand, if he
|
| 973 |
+
exercises the right within the time allowed by law and is released
|
| 974 |
+
on bail under such circumstances, he cannot be re-arrested on the
|
| 975 |
+
|
| 976 |
+
mere filing of the charge sheet.</span>
|
| 977 |
+
</p>
|
| 978 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_51">31. In Hitendra Vishnu Thakur Vs. State of Maharastra!?,
|
| 979 |
+
while dealing with a case under <a href="/doc/16437130/" id="a_114">Section 20</a> of the TADA Act, the
|
| 980 |
+
Hon'ble Apex Court held that when a report is submitted by the
|
| 981 |
+
public prosecutor to the Designated Court for grant of extension
|
| 982 |
+
under clause (bb), its notice should be issued to the accused before
|
| 983 |
+
granting such an extension so that an accused may have an
|
| 984 |
+
opportunity to oppose the extension on all legitimate and legal
|
| 985 |
+
grounds available to him. It is true that neither clause (b) nor
|
| 986 |
+
clause (bb) of sub-section (4) of <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_115">Section 20</a> TADA specifically
|
| 987 |
+
provide for the issuance of such a notice but in our opinion the
|
| 988 |
+
issuance of such a notice must be read into these provisions both
|
| 989 |
+
in the interest of the accused and the prosecution as well as for
|
| 990 |
+
doing complete justice between the parties. This is a requirement
|
| 991 |
+
|
| 992 |
+
of the principles of natural justice and the issuance of notice to the
|
| 993 |
+
|
| 994 |
+
|
| 995 |
+
|
| 996 |
+
'! (1996) 1 SCC 718 --
|
| 997 |
+
</p>
|
| 998 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_52">'2 (1994) 4 SCC 602
|
| 999 |
+
|
| 1000 |
+
|
| 1001 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_22">17</span>
|
| 1002 |
+
|
| 1003 |
+
accused or the public prosecutor, as the case may be, would
|
| 1004 |
+
accord with fair play in action, which the courts have always
|
| 1005 |
+
encouraged and even insisted upon. It would also strike a just
|
| 1006 |
+
balance between the interest of the liberty of an accused on the
|
| 1007 |
+
one hand and the society at large through the prosecuting agency
|
| 1008 |
+
on the other hand. There is no prohibition for issuance of such a
|
| 1009 |
+
notice to the accused or the public prosecutor in the scheme of the
|
| 1010 |
+
Act and no prejudice whatsoever can be caused by the issuance of
|
| 1011 |
+
|
| 1012 |
+
such a notice to any party.
|
| 1013 |
+
</p>
|
| 1014 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_53">32. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="51738625" id="span_23">In <a href="/doc/51738625/" id="a_116">Sanjay Dutt Vs. State</a> through CBI, Bombay (II)!3, the
|
| 1015 |
+
Hon'ble Apex Court held that the requirement of such notice to the
|
| 1016 |
+
accused before granting the extension of time for completing the
|
| 1017 |
+
investigation is not merely a written notice to the accused, rather
|
| 1018 |
+
production of the accused at the relevant time in the court
|
| 1019 |
+
informing him that the question of extension of the period for
|
| 1020 |
+
|
| 1021 |
+
completing the investigation is alone sufficient for the purpose.</span>
|
| 1022 |
+
</p>
|
| 1023 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_54">33. <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="650706" id="span_24">In <a href="/doc/650706/" id="a_117">Sanjay Kumar Kedia Vs. Narcotic Control Bureau</a>!</span>', the
|
| 1024 |
+
jurisprudence on the subject further evolved when the Hon'ble
|
| 1025 |
+
Apex Court relied upon the law laid in the case of Hitendra Vishnu
|
| 1026 |
+
case (supra) while holding that the proviso inserted as clause (bb)
|
| 1027 |
+
in sub-section (4) of <a href="/doc/919170/" id="a_118">Section 20</a> of TADA, was pari materia with the
|
| 1028 |
+
|
| 1029 |
+
proviso to sub-section (4) of <a href="/doc/1712009/" id="a_119">Section 36-A</a> of NDPS Act.
|
| 1030 |
+
</p>
|
| 1031 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_55">34. In view of the specific provision under the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_120">NDPS Act</a>, the
|
| 1032 |
+
judgments relied upon by the learned counsel for petitioner passed
|
| 1033 |
+
|
| 1034 |
+
in Crl.P.No.3124 of 2019 is not applicable to the present case for
|
| 1035 |
+
|
| 1036 |
+
|
| 1037 |
+
|
| 1038 |
+
(1994) 5 SCC 410 ie wens
|
| 1039 |
+
'* (2009) 17 SCC 631
|
| 1040 |
+
|
| 1041 |
+
|
| 1042 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_25">18</span>
|
| 1043 |
+
|
| 1044 |
+
the reason that <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_121">NDPS Act</a> being a special enactment, is governed
|
| 1045 |
+
by <a href="/doc/1712009/" id="a_122">Section 36-A</a> along with the provisions of <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_123">Cr.P.C</a> and as per the
|
| 1046 |
+
same the time for filing charge sheet can be extended upto one
|
| 1047 |
+
year subject to the procedure contemplated under the provision. If
|
| 1048 |
+
the petitioner is aggrieved with non-compliance of <a href="/doc/1182815/" id="a_124">Section 36</a> of
|
| 1049 |
+
NDPS Act, he can approach the trial Court and file an appropriate
|
| 1050 |
+
application. Further, nothing is placed before this Court whether
|
| 1051 |
+
the prosecution has filed any application seeking extension of time.
|
| 1052 |
+
Even according to the petitioner himself, only 150 days are elapsed
|
| 1053 |
+
and still 30 days time is there for the prosecution to file the charge
|
| 1054 |
+
sheet and can also seek further extension of 180 days. On the
|
| 1055 |
+
facts of it, this Court is of the view that petitioner is not entitled for
|
| 1056 |
+
|
| 1057 |
+
default bail.
|
| 1058 |
+
</p>
|
| 1059 |
+
<p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_56">35. Having discussed the provisions of <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_125">NDPS Act</a>, ultimately the
|
| 1060 |
+
judicial effort is to give effect and uphold the language of <a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_126">Section
|
| 1061 |
+
37</a> of NDPS Act, as larger interest of society has to be taken into
|
| 1062 |
+
consideration. There is reasonable material on record by way of
|
| 1063 |
+
mediator-nama, remand report to connect the accused to the
|
| 1064 |
+
crime. The contraband that is seized is the huge quantity of
|
| 1065 |
+
1638.680 kgs and the accused A4/ Driver is also aware of the
|
| 1066 |
+
contraband that is carried in the car. This Court is prima facie
|
| 1067 |
+
satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to connect the accused
|
| 1068 |
+
to the crime. Hence this Court is not recording any finding on the
|
| 1069 |
+
second limb of the section with regard to antecedents of the
|
| 1070 |
+
accused. In any view of the matter this Court feels that this is not
|
| 1071 |
+
a fit case for grant of bail. However, this Court emphasizes that in
|
| 1072 |
+
the NDPS cases the prosecution shall file the relevant material
|
| 1073 |
+
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ASSISTANT RE STRAR
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IITRUE COPYI// Pap
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For ASSISTANT REGISTRAR
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Fair copy to Hon'ble Smt. Justice Lalitha Kanneganti. ( for her Lordships kind
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perusal).
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Special Judge for Trail of Offenences Under NDPS Act, Visakhapatnam.
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of Revenue Intelligence, Visakhapatnam Rep. Through the Public Prosecutor,
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State of Andhra Pradesh, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati.(oy RPAD)
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_67">8. One CC to Sri. N Ashwani Kumar Advocate [OPUC]
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<blockquote id="blockquote_34">HIGH COURT
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LK,J
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DATED:03/09/2020
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ORDER
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_27">CRLP.No.2873 of 2020</span>
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DIRECTION
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<pre id="pre_1">* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI
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+ BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019
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Judgment reserved on :13.09.2019
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Date of decision :20.12.2019
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SACHIN JAIN ..... Appellant
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Through: Mr. Deepak Sharma, Advocate.
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versus
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SERIOUS FRAUD INVESTIGATION OFFICE ..... Respondent
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Through: Mr. Ajay Digpaul, CGSC with
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Ms. Sakshi Sharma, Advocate.
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CORAM:
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HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE ANU MALHOTRA
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JUDGMENT
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</pre><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_1">ANU MALHOTRA, J.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_2">1. The applicant Sachin Jain who is in custody since 20.05.2019 is
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arrayed as accused No.28 in the complaint filed by the Serious Fraud
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Investigation Office (hereinafter referred to as SFIO) which complaint
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was filed on 18.09.2017 by the SFIO against 177 accused persons,
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submits that through the complaint filed by the SFIO through its
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Assistant Director before the Special Judge (Companies Act) qua the
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offences punishable under <a href="/doc/1359568/" id="a_1">Sections 418</a>/<a href="/doc/896188/" id="a_2">477A</a>/<a href="/doc/1897847/" id="a_3">120B</a> of the IPC and
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<a href="/doc/330130/" id="a_4">Sections 211</a>/<a href="/doc/1819732/" id="a_5">297</a>/<a href="/doc/887771/" id="a_6">301</a>/<a href="/doc/545057/" id="a_7">628</a>/<a href="/doc/956080/" id="a_8">629A</a> of the Companies Act, 1956 and
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offences punishable under <a href="/doc/131394231/" id="a_9">Sections 129</a>/<a href="/doc/103729560/" id="a_10">184</a>/<a href="/doc/28328618/" id="a_11">188</a>/<a href="/doc/103757662/" id="a_12">189</a>/<a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_13">447</a>/<a href="/doc/53504469/" id="a_14">448</a> of the
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Companies Act, 2013, the applicant/petitioner is cited as a Director of
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following companies:-
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</p>
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_1">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 1 of 26</span>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_1"> "a. M/s Sampat Financials Planners Private Limited
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b. M/s Subhiksha Securities & Consultants Private Limited
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c. M/s Shadilal Marketing Private Limited
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d. M/s Sanchit Infrabuild Private Limited."
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</blockquote>
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<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_3">and it is submitted by the petitioner that as per the said complaint of
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the SFIO, the aforesaid four companies had caused a loss to the State
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by hatching a conspiracy with one co-accused Md. Iqbal. The
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petitioner submits that he was summoned vide order dated 24.01.2019
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on cognizance being taken by the Special Judge (Companies Act),
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Dwarka and appeared before the Court on 20.05.2019 and was taken
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into custody by the Court. The petitioner submits that his application
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seeking grant of bail was rejected vide order dated 07.06.2019 of the
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Special Judge (Companies Act) and further submits that he is not well
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educated and has not passed Standard X and worked as a salesman in
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a shoe shop company and is not connected with any of the four
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companies aforementioned and that he had not even been served with
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the summons by the SFIO for joining the investigation at any stage.
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_4">2. The petitioner further submits that the requirements of <a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_15">Section
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212(6)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 for institution of a complaint
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under <a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_16">Section 447</a> of the said enactment has not been complied with,
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in as much as, the complaint was not filed by the Director of the SFIO
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nor by any other officer authorized in that behalf by the Central
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Government and has rather been filed by the Senior Assistant Director
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of the SFIO (Dheeraj Kumar) who was neither a Director of the SFIO
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nor was he specifically authorized under <a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_17">Section 212(6)</a>of the
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_2">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 2 of 26</span>
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<a href="/doc/172276913/" id="a_18">Companies Act, 2013</a> to file the complaint in relation to a cognizable
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offence.
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</p><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_5">3. The petitioner further submits that the stringent conditions of
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<a href="/doc/797651/" id="a_19">Section 212(6)</a> of the Cr.P.C., 1973 do not apply where bail is sought
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after the completion of investigation and filing of the final report in
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criminal complaint and is applicable only during the course of
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investigation. The petitioner further submits that <a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_20">Section 447</a> of the
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Companies Act, 2013 has come into force only on 01.03.2014 and
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thus, does not apply to the petitioner who in any event is a stranger to
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all those four companies i.e. M/s Sampat Financials Planners Private
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Limited, M/s Subhiksha Securities & Consultants Private Limited,
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M/s Shadilal Marketing Private Limited and M/s Sanchit Infrabuild
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Private Limited wherein he was shown as a Director. The petitioner
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further submits that though the prosecution has relied on the
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Memorandum of Association, Resolution, Resignation Letters and
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share certificates of the four companies i.e. M/s Sampat Financials
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Planners Private Limited, M/s Subhiksha Securities & Consultants
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Private Limited, M/s Shadilal Marketing Private Limited and M/s
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Sanchit Infrabuild Private Limited as having been signed by the
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petitioner, the petitioner has never signed nor executed any of the said
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documents and submitted that the same are forged and fabricated
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bearing his forged signatures. The petitioner submits that there is no
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document that has been filed by the SFIO to show that the SFIO is a
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beneficiary of the transactions done by the companies.
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_6">4. The petitioner further submits that the offences punishable
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under Sections 447 of the Companies Act, 1872 and the offences
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+
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_3">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 3 of 26</span>
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punishable under <a href="/doc/1359568/" id="a_21">Sections 418</a>/<a href="/doc/1897847/" id="a_22">120B</a> of the Indian Penal Code, 1860
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are not made out against the petitioner and that the law in force at the
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+
time of the commission of the alleged act, was the substantive law
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+
under which the petitioner could have been prosecuted and that the
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+
petitioner cannot be prosecuted under the <a href="/doc/172276913/" id="a_23">Companies Act, 2013</a> which
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+
was not in force in the year 2011. Inter alia the applicant submits that
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he has clean antecedents and that there has been no recovery effected
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from him and that he has deep roots in society and he is the only bread
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earner of his family and that he ought to be released on bail. Inter alia
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the petitioner submits that there are no chances of his tampering with
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+
the evidence.
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</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_7">5. The applicant further submits that in as much as the
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investigation in the matter is complete and the charge sheet has been
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filed, no purpose would be served by keeping him in custody. A
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+
catena of verdicts is relied upon on behalf of the petitioner to contend
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| 306 |
+
to the effect that the applicant ought to be released on bail, in as much
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| 307 |
+
as the investigation in the matter is complete and that he is not likely
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to tamper with the evidence. The verdicts relied upon on behalf of the
|
| 309 |
+
petitioner are as under:-
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| 310 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_2"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="702896" id="span_4">"I. "Court on its own <a href="/doc/702896/" id="a_24">Motion Vs. CBI</a>" [(2006) 4 RCR (CRL.)</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="46581094" id="span_5">206]
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+
<a href="/doc/46581094/" id="a_25">II. "H.B Chaturvedi Vs. C.B.I</a>" 171 (2010) DLT 223
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| 312 |
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III.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="897981" id="span_6">"<a href="/doc/897981/" id="a_26">Ashok Kumar Vs. State</a>" 231(2016) DLT 32(CN)
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| 313 |
+
IV. "Sanjay Chandra Vs. C.B.I" VII (2011) SLT 428
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| 314 |
+
V. "Suresh Kalmadi Vs. C.B.I" 187(2012) DLT 575
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+
VI. "Anup Prakash Garg VS. Enforcement Department" BAIL APP.
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+
NO. 1061/2018 passed by Delhi High Court on 06.08.2018
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+
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_7">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 4 of 26</span>
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VII.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="13854679" id="span_8">"<a href="/doc/13854679/" id="a_27">Yogesh Gupta Vs. State of NCT of Delhi" Bail Appl.No.</a>
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+
1613/2018 passed by Delhi High Court on 17.08.2018.
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[
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+
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VIII.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="373190" id="span_9">"<a href="/doc/373190/" id="a_28">Data Ram Singh Vs. State of UP</a>" [(2018) 3 SCC 22]"</span>
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+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_8">6. The SFIO through its status report has put forth the genesis of
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+
the investigation conducted stating to the effect that the investigation
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+
commenced pursuant to order dated 14.12.2015 of the Hon'ble
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+
Supreme Court in W.P.(C) No.818/2015 wherein it had been alleged
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+
that Mohd. Iqbal, a resident of Saharanpur had:-
|
| 335 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_3"> • Amassed disproportionate assets;
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+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_4"> • Incorporated a number of sham companies under the
|
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+
<a href="/doc/1353758/" id="a_29">Companies Act, 1956</a>, many of which have dummy
|
| 338 |
+
directors or fictitious shareholders.
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| 339 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_5"> • Acquired lands & buildings in the names of these
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+
companies, using laundered money earned from illegal
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| 341 |
+
mining through contracts taken in the names of
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| 342 |
+
Companies/partnership firms owned by his family
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+
members.",
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+
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+
and thus, the respondents to that petition through the learned ASG
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+
were called upon to inquire into the matter to find out that whether it
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+
was a fit case to initiate any inquiry with it having been observed to
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+
the effect that the proceedings in W.P.(C) No.818/2015, would not act
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+
as an impediment for any legal action being taken against such
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+
persons.
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+
</blockquote>
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+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_9">7. Vide order dated 08.01.2016, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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+
in compliance of order dated 14.12.2015 of the Hon'ble Supreme
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+
Court ordered the SFIO to investigate into the affairs of six companies
|
| 355 |
+
allegedly owned by Md. Iqbal. Vide order dated 07.06.2019 vide
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+
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_10">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 5 of 26</span>
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+
which the second bail application of the applicant was declined by the
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+
Trial Court, it was observed vide paragraphs 5 & 6 to the effect:-
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+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_6"> "5. In Cluster-IV companies, there are around 47
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| 364 |
+
companies which were acquired by the Group of A-1 to
|
| 365 |
+
purchase land and fraudulent use of money for acquiring
|
| 366 |
+
the land was shown to have been required by these
|
| 367 |
+
companies in the form of loans and advances and mostly
|
| 368 |
+
they are unidentified identities. Further it was found that
|
| 369 |
+
majority of transactions made by these companies were
|
| 370 |
+
outside the banking channels and most companies even
|
| 371 |
+
did not maintain any account. Investigation has further
|
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+
revealed that these companies have no business since
|
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+
incorporation and they have acquired 175.65 hectares of
|
| 374 |
+
land for worth Rs. 1896.94 lakhs and further these groups
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| 375 |
+
acquired the land through these clusters of companies 10
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+
circumvent the Land Ceiling Act and A-28 Sachin Jain is
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+
the Director of four such companies.
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| 378 |
+
</blockquote>
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+
<blockquote id="blockquote_7"> 6. It is pertinent to mention that the case of SFIO is that a
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+
criminal conspiracy was hatched by the prime accused A-1
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| 381 |
+
Mohd. Iqbal who allegedly has been engaged in illegal
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| 382 |
+
sand mining operation in the State of Uttar Pradesh and
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| 383 |
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in/ around District Saharanpur for the purpose of
|
| 384 |
+
laundering the ill-gotten money so as the same to be
|
| 385 |
+
projected as legitimate assets and therefore, a number of
|
| 386 |
+
companies were fraudulently taken over by their shares
|
| 387 |
+
being purchased at diluted prices and the companies were
|
| 388 |
+
the shell companies/dummy companies and few of such
|
| 389 |
+
companies are under directorship of A-28. Allegations
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| 390 |
+
against accused persons also covered <a href="/doc/1305316/" id="a_30">Section 447</a> of
|
| 391 |
+
Companies Act read with <a href="/doc/181588/" id="a_31">Section 212 (6)(ii)</a> of Companies
|
| 392 |
+
Act.",
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| 393 |
+
significantly, vide paragraph 7 of the said order, it was observed to the
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+
effect:-
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</blockquote>
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_11">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 6 of 26</span>
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<blockquote id="blockquote_8"> "7. Arguments Heard. Investigation file record perused.
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| 401 |
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IO of SFIO has shown me investigation file (which is
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| 402 |
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confidential in nature)."
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| 403 |
+
</blockquote>
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| 404 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_10">8. The SFIO submits that in as much as the Hon'ble Supreme
|
| 405 |
+
Court vide order dated 08.02.2016 had observed regarding extending
|
| 406 |
+
the investigation to other companies, the MCA vide its order dated
|
| 407 |
+
23/24.02.2016 under <a href="/doc/114107122/" id="a_32">Section 212(1)(c)</a> directed the SFIO to
|
| 408 |
+
investigate into the affairs of additional 104 companies and one LLP.
|
| 409 |
+
The said status report of the SFIO submits that on investigation being
|
| 410 |
+
carried out, the report was submitted to the Central Government under
|
| 411 |
+
<a href="/doc/129479307/" id="a_33">Section 212(12)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 concluding that Md.
|
| 412 |
+
Iqbal in conspiracy with 111 accused entities and his family members/
|
| 413 |
+
key associates had committed a fraud as defined under <a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_34">Section 447</a> of
|
| 414 |
+
the Companies Act, 2013 with the ultimate objective of camouflaging
|
| 415 |
+
ill-gotten money and of amassing real estate properties whilst
|
| 416 |
+
violating various provisions of the <a href="/doc/172276913/" id="a_35">Companies Act, 2013</a> and the
|
| 417 |
+
<a href="/doc/1353758/" id="a_36">Companies Act, 1956</a> and had further committed offences punishable
|
| 418 |
+
under the <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_37">Indian Penal Code</a>, 1860 and had caused a loss of Rs.610
|
| 419 |
+
crores approximately to the exchequer. The SFIO further submits that
|
| 420 |
+
the investigation had revealed that the entire network of EUIs i.e. the
|
| 421 |
+
Entities Under Investigation had been created with a single objective
|
| 422 |
+
of creating/acquiring legal assets out of the wealth amassed through
|
| 423 |
+
illicit sand mining activities and that to achieve this goal, Md.Iqbal
|
| 424 |
+
group (accused no.1 to 9) created/used a complex grid of EUIs to
|
| 425 |
+
camouflage the source of funds and fictitious assets acquired through
|
| 426 |
+
accommodation entry operators were liquidated to create real assets.
|
| 427 |
+
</p>
|
| 428 |
+
|
| 429 |
+
|
| 430 |
+
|
| 431 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_12">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 7 of 26</span>
|
| 432 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_11"> The status report of the SFIO further states that a set of dummy/ ghost
|
| 433 |
+
shareholders and Directors were used as a front to facilitate the
|
| 434 |
+
liquidation and acquisition of assets and that the group had indulged in
|
| 435 |
+
large scale falsification of the books of accounts and that the pliable
|
| 436 |
+
auditors and accounting professionals, including the present applicant
|
| 437 |
+
had totally disregarded the fundamental principles of accounting to
|
| 438 |
+
please the kingpin of the group. The SFIO has further submitted that
|
| 439 |
+
the investigation had revealed that amongst many illegal acts
|
| 440 |
+
committed by the group, it included stockpiling of the unaccounted
|
| 441 |
+
money and large scale money laundering for legitimizing the proceeds
|
| 442 |
+
of crime. The SFIO has further submitted that on the investigation
|
| 443 |
+
report being submitted before the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order
|
| 444 |
+
dated 31.07.2017, the MCA was directed to take into consideration the
|
| 445 |
+
investigation report of the SFIO to take a conscious decision whether
|
| 446 |
+
or not to sanction prosecution and the MCA whilst exercising power
|
| 447 |
+
under <a href="/doc/160625927/" id="a_38">Section 212(14)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 issued instructions
|
| 448 |
+
and sanction to initiate prosecution for the violations in the offences
|
| 449 |
+
committed under the various provisions of the <a href="/doc/1353758/" id="a_39">Companies Act, 1956</a>
|
| 450 |
+
and the <a href="/doc/172276913/" id="a_40">Companies Act, 2013</a> as well as under the <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_41">Indian Penal Code</a>,
|
| 451 |
+
1860 against 176 accused persons including the present petitioner and
|
| 452 |
+
that the order directing the initiation of prosecution was placed before
|
| 453 |
+
the Hon'ble Supreme Court, whereafter it was observed by the
|
| 454 |
+
Hon'ble Supreme Court that there was nothing that survived in the
|
| 455 |
+
matter and the petition was disposed of and as a consequence, a
|
| 456 |
+
criminal complaint was filed before the Trial Court on 18.09.2017.
|
| 457 |
+
</p>
|
| 458 |
+
|
| 459 |
+
|
| 460 |
+
|
| 461 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_13">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 8 of 26</span>
|
| 462 |
+
<p data-structure="Issue" id="p_12"> 9. Inter alia the SFIO submits that the applicant has been
|
| 463 |
+
summoned by the learned Trial Court for the offences punishable
|
| 464 |
+
under <a href="/doc/1359568/" id="a_42">Sections 418</a>/<a href="/doc/1436241/" id="a_43">420</a>/<a href="/doc/556166/" id="a_44">468</a>/<a href="/doc/1466184/" id="a_45">471</a>/<a href="/doc/896188/" id="a_46">477A</a>/<a href="/doc/1897847/" id="a_47">120B</a> of the Indian Penal Code,
|
| 465 |
+
1860, under <a href="/doc/330130/" id="a_48">Sections 211</a>/<a href="/doc/686913/" id="a_49">279</a>/<a href="/doc/1830654/" id="a_50">299</a>/<a href="/doc/887771/" id="a_51">301</a>/<a href="/doc/545057/" id="a_52">628</a>/<a href="/doc/956080/" id="a_53">629A</a> of the Companies
|
| 466 |
+
Act, 1956 and under <a href="/doc/131394231/" id="a_54">Sections 129</a>/<a href="/doc/103729560/" id="a_55">184</a>/<a href="/doc/28328618/" id="a_56">188</a>/<a href="/doc/103757662/" id="a_57">189</a>/<a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_58">447</a>/<a href="/doc/53504469/" id="a_59">448</a> of the
|
| 467 |
+
Companies Act, 2013 and for the offences punishable under <a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_60">Sections
|
| 468 |
+
447</a>/<a href="/doc/53504469/" id="a_61">448</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 and offences punishable under
|
| 469 |
+
<a href="/doc/393714/" id="a_62">Sections 424</a>/<a href="/doc/556166/" id="a_63">468</a> of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 are non-bailable. The
|
| 470 |
+
SFIO further submits that the Trial Court vide its detailed orders dated
|
| 471 |
+
20.05.2019 and 07.06.2019 has dismissed the regular bail application
|
| 472 |
+
filed by the applicant.
|
| 473 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_13">10. The SFIO has further submitted that the applicant was detailed
|
| 474 |
+
in Cluster-IV of the complaint and that the investigation revealed that
|
| 475 |
+
the group in furtherance of a larger conspiracy, used Cluster-I accused
|
| 476 |
+
companies i.e. Mastiff Industries Private Limited, Net Agrofoods
|
| 477 |
+
Private Limited, V.K. Health Solutions Private Limited to acquire
|
| 478 |
+
shareholding in 47 other accused companies, which were then used to
|
| 479 |
+
acquire huge parcels of land in the State of U.P. to circumvent the land
|
| 480 |
+
ceiling laws in the State and in this manner, they first used their
|
| 481 |
+
unaccounted money and high net worth of the accused companies to
|
| 482 |
+
acquire the said 47 companies and then purchased huge land in the
|
| 483 |
+
name of the said 47 companies and that the acquisition of 47
|
| 484 |
+
companies and purchasing of parcels of land took place from the
|
| 485 |
+
period 2009-2014 and that the investigation revealed that the group
|
| 486 |
+
acquired the said four companies as under:-
|
| 487 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_9"> • Sanchit Infrabuild Private Limited- 20.1.11
|
| 488 |
+
|
| 489 |
+
|
| 490 |
+
|
| 491 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_14">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 9 of 26</span>
|
| 492 |
+
• Sampat Financials Planners Private Limited- 25.9.10
|
| 493 |
+
• Shadilal Marketing Private Limited- 31.3.11
|
| 494 |
+
• Subhiksha Securities & Consultants Private Limited- 20.9.11
|
| 495 |
+
|
| 496 |
+
and that the applicant was a Director in four of the aforesaid accused
|
| 497 |
+
companies i.e. from 2010 to 13.08.2013 i.e. Sanchit Infrabuild Private
|
| 498 |
+
Limited, Sampat Financials Planners Private Limited, Shadilal
|
| 499 |
+
Marketing Private Limited & Subhiksha Securities & Consultants
|
| 500 |
+
Private Limited.
|
| 501 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_14">11. The SFIO further submits that the applicant remained as a
|
| 502 |
+
Director in Sanchit Infrabuild Limited till 13.08.2013 i.e. even after its
|
| 503 |
+
acquisition by the Group and thus contended that this clearly showed
|
| 504 |
+
that he was a participatory to the conspiracy hatched by the Group and
|
| 505 |
+
he being the Director in the aforesaid companies, committed
|
| 506 |
+
fraudulent acts in furtherance to the said conspiracy, whereby the
|
| 507 |
+
Group was able to acquire Rs.36.91, 53.66 & 178.90 lacs worth of
|
| 508 |
+
land parcels with the money infused in said companies by the Cluster-
|
| 509 |
+
I companies of the Group and that the investigation revealed that
|
| 510 |
+
before acquisition by the Group, these companies were having
|
| 511 |
+
negligible cash/net worth and did not have any business transaction in
|
| 512 |
+
the past and that they were with the help of the applicant and other
|
| 513 |
+
accused, used by the Group to commit fraudulent acts.
|
| 514 |
+
</p><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_15">12. Inter alia the SFIO has submitted that the investigation of 111
|
| 515 |
+
EUIs and associated entities revealed a design by Mohd. Iqbal, his
|
| 516 |
+
family members, close associates of the family and professionals to
|
| 517 |
+
launder the illicit gains from the rampant illegal sand mining
|
| 518 |
+
|
| 519 |
+
|
| 520 |
+
|
| 521 |
+
|
| 522 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_15">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 10 of 26</span>
|
| 523 |
+
undertaken by the group through a series of contracts awarded to the
|
| 524 |
+
entities controlled by the conglomerate and that most of the entities
|
| 525 |
+
incorporated or acquired off the shelf through self-acknowledged entry
|
| 526 |
+
operators did not carry out any commercial or economic activity and
|
| 527 |
+
that the sole purpose of having multiple set of companies and
|
| 528 |
+
partnership firms was to use them as a front for converting the
|
| 529 |
+
unaccounted money into legal assets, mainly agriculture land and later
|
| 530 |
+
on in real estate and construction sector. It was further submitted by
|
| 531 |
+
the SFIO that the facts which had come forth during the investigation
|
| 532 |
+
showed that the entire network was created with a single objective of
|
| 533 |
+
creating/ acquiring legal assets out of the wealth amassed through
|
| 534 |
+
illicit sand mining activities and that to achieve this goal, the group
|
| 535 |
+
created a complex grid of business entities to camouflage the source of
|
| 536 |
+
funds and fictitious assets acquired through accommodation entry
|
| 537 |
+
operators were liquidated to create real assets. The SFIO has further
|
| 538 |
+
submitted that a set of dummy/ghost shareholders and directors were
|
| 539 |
+
used as a front to facilitate the liquidation and acquisition of assets and
|
| 540 |
+
that the group had indulged in large scale falsification of the books of
|
| 541 |
+
accounts.
|
| 542 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Section" id="p_16"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="134614480" id="span_16">13. Reliance was placed on behalf of the SFIO on the verdict of this
|
| 543 |
+
Court in "<a href="/doc/134614480/" id="a_64">Amit Ranjan Vs. Narcotics Control Bureau</a>" 2019 SCC
|
| 544 |
+
OnLine Del 9104 to contend to the effect that the provisions of
|
| 545 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_65">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, 1985 were in pari materia to the
|
| 546 |
+
provisions of <a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_66">Section 212(6)</a> and <a href="/doc/96849921/" id="a_67">Section 212(7)</a> of the Companies
|
| 547 |
+
Act, 2013.</span>
|
| 548 |
+
</p>
|
| 549 |
+
|
| 550 |
+
|
| 551 |
+
|
| 552 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_17">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 11 of 26</span>
|
| 553 |
+
<p data-structure="Section" id="p_17"> 14. <a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_68">Section 212(6)</a> and <a href="/doc/96849921/" id="a_69">Section 212(7)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013
|
| 554 |
+
read to the effect:-
|
| 555 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_10"> "212. Investigation into affairs of Company by Serious
|
| 556 |
+
Fraud Investigation Office.
|
| 557 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_11"> (6) Notwithstanding anything contained in the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_70">Code of
|
| 558 |
+
Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974), 1 [offence covered
|
| 559 |
+
under <a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_71">section 447</a>] of this Act shall be cognizable and no
|
| 560 |
+
person accused of any offence under those sections shall
|
| 561 |
+
be released on bail or on his own bond unless--
|
| 562 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_12"> (i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to
|
| 563 |
+
oppose the application for such release; and
|
| 564 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_13"> (ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application,
|
| 565 |
+
the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
|
| 566 |
+
believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he
|
| 567 |
+
is not likely to commit any offence while on bail:
|
| 568 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_14"> Provided that a person, who, is under the age of sixteen
|
| 569 |
+
years or is a woman or is sick or infirm, may be released
|
| 570 |
+
on bail, if the Special Court so directs:
|
| 571 |
+
Provided further that the Special Court shall not take
|
| 572 |
+
cognizance of any offence referred to this subsection
|
| 573 |
+
except upon a complaint in writing made by--
|
| 574 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 575 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_15"> (i)the Director, Serious Fraud Investigation Office; or
|
| 576 |
+
|
| 577 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_16"> (ii) any officer of the Central Government authorised, by a
|
| 578 |
+
general or special order in writing in this behalf by that
|
| 579 |
+
Government.
|
| 580 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 581 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_17"> (7) The limitation on granting of bail specified in sub-
|
| 582 |
+
</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_18"> section (6) is in addition to the limitations under the <a href="/doc/445276/" id="a_72">Code
|
| 583 |
+
of Criminal Procedure</a>, 1973 (2 of 1974) or any other law
|
| 584 |
+
for the time being in force on granting of bail.",
|
| 585 |
+
|
| 586 |
+
and that in as much as the case of the applicant falls under the
|
| 587 |
+
provisions of <a href="/doc/61954183/" id="a_73">Section 212(6)(ii)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 and as
|
| 588 |
+
<a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_74">Section 212(6)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 starts with a non-obstante
|
| 589 |
+
|
| 590 |
+
|
| 591 |
+
|
| 592 |
+
|
| 593 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_18">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 12 of 26</span>
|
| 594 |
+
clause and the provisions stipulated under <a href="/doc/61954183/" id="a_75">Section 212(6)(ii)</a> of the
|
| 595 |
+
Companies Act, 2013 are mandatory in nature, in the facts and
|
| 596 |
+
circumstances of the instant case, the applicant is not entitled to be
|
| 597 |
+
released on bail.
|
| 598 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_19"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="26003907" id="span_19">15. The SFIO places reliance also on the verdict of the Hon'ble
|
| 599 |
+
Supreme Court in "<a href="/doc/26003907/" id="a_76">Satpal Singh Vs. The State Of Punjab</a>" AIR 2018
|
| 600 |
+
SC 2011 whereby on a prayer seeking grant of anticipatory bail under
|
| 601 |
+
the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_77">NDPS Act, 1985</a> it was held that the twin conditions of bail under
|
| 602 |
+
the <a href="/doc/1727139/" id="a_78">NDPS Act, 1985</a> are applicable in a case of anticipatory bail also
|
| 603 |
+
and it was submitted thus, on behalf of the SFIO that the provisions of
|
| 604 |
+
<a href="/doc/496325/" id="a_79">Section 37</a> of the NDPS Act, 1985 being akin to <a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_80">Section 212(6)</a> of the
|
| 605 |
+
Companies Act, 2013, the limitations prescribed under <a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_81">Section 212(6)</a>
|
| 606 |
+
r/w <a href="/doc/96849921/" id="a_82">Section 212(7)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 are applicable in the
|
| 607 |
+
instant case.</span>
|
| 608 |
+
</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_20">16. It is thus, submitted on behalf of the SFIO that the orders under
|
| 609 |
+
<a href="/doc/1290514/" id="a_83">Section 439</a> of the Cr.P.C., 1973 as sought by the petitioner herein,
|
| 610 |
+
cannot be granted without reference to the provisions of <a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_84">Section
|
| 611 |
+
212(6)</a> and <a href="/doc/96849921/" id="a_85">212(7)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 without entering a
|
| 612 |
+
finding on the required level of satisfaction of the Court that there are
|
| 613 |
+
reasonable grounds for believing that the petitioner is not guilty of the
|
| 614 |
+
offences alleged to have been committed by him and that the
|
| 615 |
+
petitioner is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.
|
| 616 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_21"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="183369852" id="span_20">17. The SFIO further submits that as <a href="/doc/26003907/" id="a_86">laid down by</a> the Hon'ble
|
| 617 |
+
Supreme Court in "<a href="/doc/183369852/" id="a_87">Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy Vs. Central Bureau of
|
| 618 |
+
Investigation</a>" 2013 (7) SCC 439, economic offences constituted a
|
| 619 |
+
class apart and need to be visited with a different approach in the
|
| 620 |
+
|
| 621 |
+
|
| 622 |
+
|
| 623 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_21">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 13 of 26</span>
|
| 624 |
+
matter of bail and that the economic offences have deep rooted
|
| 625 |
+
conspiracies and involved huge loss of public funds and thus, needed
|
| 626 |
+
to be viewed seriously and considered as grave offences affecting the
|
| 627 |
+
economy of the country as a whole and thereby posing serious threat
|
| 628 |
+
to the financial health of the country, in as much as, they tend to
|
| 629 |
+
seriously prejudice/ destroy the economy of a country and thus, caused
|
| 630 |
+
immense irreversible damage to the larger public interest.</span>
|
| 631 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_22"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="PARTY" data-docid="13208976" id="span_22">18. Reliance was also placed on behalf of the SFIO on the verdict
|
| 632 |
+
of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in "<a href="/doc/13208976/" id="a_88">Rohit Tandon Vs. Directorate of
|
| 633 |
+
Enforcement</a>" (2018) 11 SCC 46 to contend to similar effect.</span>
|
| 634 |
+
Reliance was also placed on behalf of the SFIO on the verdict of the
|
| 635 |
+
Hon'ble Supreme Court in "State of Gujarat V. Mohanlal Jitamalji
|
| 636 |
+
Porwal" (1987) 2 SCC 364 wherein, it was observed vide para 5 to the
|
| 637 |
+
effect:-
|
| 638 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_18"> "......5. ......The entire community is aggrieved if the
|
| 639 |
+
economic offenders who ruin the economy of the State are
|
| 640 |
+
not brought to book. A murder may be committed in the
|
| 641 |
+
heat of moment upon passions being aroused. An
|
| 642 |
+
economic offence is committed with cool calculation and
|
| 643 |
+
deliberate design with an eye on personal profit regardless
|
| 644 |
+
of the consequence to the community. A disregard for the
|
| 645 |
+
interest of the community can be manifested only at the
|
| 646 |
+
cost of forfeiting the trust and faith of the community in
|
| 647 |
+
the system to administer justice in an even-handed manner
|
| 648 |
+
without fear of criticism from the quarters which view
|
| 649 |
+
white collar crimes with a permissive eye unmindful of the
|
| 650 |
+
damage done to the national economy and national
|
| 651 |
+
interest. ......"
|
| 652 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 653 |
+
<p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_23">19. During the course of the submissions that were made on behalf
|
| 654 |
+
of the petitioner, reliance was sought to be placed on the investigation
|
| 655 |
+
|
| 656 |
+
|
| 657 |
+
|
| 658 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_23">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 14 of 26</span>
|
| 659 |
+
report dated 26.07.2017 that was submitted to be shared to the
|
| 660 |
+
Chairman, CBDT for an appropriate action to contend that the offence
|
| 661 |
+
punishable under <a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_89">Section 447</a> of the Companies Act, 2013, was not
|
| 662 |
+
even adverted to therein qua the present petitioner arrayed as accused
|
| 663 |
+
No.28. The petitioner has further sought to submit that several other
|
| 664 |
+
accused in the complaint case No.720/2017 pending before the Special
|
| 665 |
+
Judge, Companies Act i.e. Ashish Aggarwal A-91, Vijay Kumar
|
| 666 |
+
Sharma A-86, Kumari Shiriti A-89, Bimla Gupta A-77, Vinod Kumar
|
| 667 |
+
Mittal A-34, Arvind Kaneri A-92, Sujata Khandelia A-38, Shashi
|
| 668 |
+
Sharma A-41 have been released on bail and Ravi Kumar Singhal A-
|
| 669 |
+
65, Yogesh GuptaA-57, Sanjay Garg A-66, Pawan Kumar Aggarwal
|
| 670 |
+
A-81, Dharmender Gupta, Rakesh Sharma, Suman Sharma, Amitabh
|
| 671 |
+
Singh, Abhijit Kanth A-58, Suresh Kumar Gupta, Mohit Kumar and
|
| 672 |
+
Ritika Agnihotri have been granted interim protection by this Court on
|
| 673 |
+
the basis of the order dated 11.07.2019 in Bail Appl. No.1615/2019
|
| 674 |
+
and even Mohd. Iqbal the stated kingpin vide order dated 29.05.2019
|
| 675 |
+
of the Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad whilst declining the prayer
|
| 676 |
+
for quashing of the summoning order in the said complaint case i.e.
|
| 677 |
+
CC No.720/2017 dated 24.01.2019 of the Special Judge, Companies
|
| 678 |
+
Act, Dwarka, was released on bail in terms of the directions therein to
|
| 679 |
+
the effect:-
|
| 680 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_19"> "Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the
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| 681 |
+
record.
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| 682 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_20"> This application under <a href="/doc/1679850/" id="a_90">Section 482</a> Cr.P.C. has been filed
|
| 683 |
+
for quashing the entire proceeding in Complaint Case
|
| 684 |
+
No.720 of 2017, Serious Fraud Investigation Office Vs.
|
| 685 |
+
Mohammad Iqbal and others, under <a href="/doc/107969581/" id="a_91">Sections 420</a>, <a href="/doc/165047969/" id="a_92">468</a>, 471,
|
| 686 |
+
|
| 687 |
+
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| 688 |
+
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+
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+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_24">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 15 of 26</span>
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| 691 |
+
120B <a href="/doc/1569253/" id="a_93">I.P.C</a>., and <a href="/doc/330130/" id="a_94">Sections 211</a>, <a href="/doc/1819732/" id="a_95">297</a>, <a href="/doc/1830654/" id="a_96">299</a>, <a href="/doc/887771/" id="a_97">301</a>, <a href="/doc/1353758/" id="a_98">678</a>, <a href="/doc/956080/" id="a_99">629-A</a> of
|
| 692 |
+
the Companies Act, 1956 and <a href="/doc/131394231/" id="a_100">Sections 129</a>, <a href="/doc/103729560/" id="a_101">184</a>, <a href="/doc/28328618/" id="a_102">188</a>, <a href="/doc/103757662/" id="a_103">189</a>,
|
| 693 |
+
<a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_104">447</a> and <a href="/doc/53504469/" id="a_105">448</a> of the Companies Act, 2013, Police Station
|
| 694 |
+
Gomti Nagar, District Lucknow, pending in the court of the
|
| 695 |
+
Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.3 and Special Judge,
|
| 696 |
+
(Companis Act), Dwarka, District Court/ Delhi and
|
| 697 |
+
quashing of the summoning order dated 24.01.2019 passed
|
| 698 |
+
by Additional Sessions Judge, Court No.3 and Special
|
| 699 |
+
Judge, (Companies Act), Dwarka, District Court/ Delhi.
|
| 700 |
+
At the very outset, objection has been raised by learned
|
| 701 |
+
counsel appearing for opposite party no.2 regarding
|
| 702 |
+
maintainability of this application under <a href="/doc/1679850/" id="a_106">Section 482</a>
|
| 703 |
+
Cr.P.C. before this Court, however, he conceded that in this
|
| 704 |
+
case, point of maintainability has been considered
|
| 705 |
+
exhaustively and decide by this Court in Application U/S
|
| 706 |
+
482 No.-18806 of 2019 Mohammad Wajid and 3 others Vs.
|
| 707 |
+
State of U.P. and another, on 10.05.2019, copy whereof has
|
| 708 |
+
been brought vide annexure no.6 to the affidavit filed in
|
| 709 |
+
support of this application.
|
| 710 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_21"> Learned counsel for the applicant has submitted that in the
|
| 711 |
+
identical matter, this Court vide order dated 10.05.2019 in
|
| 712 |
+
Application U/S 482 No.-18806 of 2019 has allowed the
|
| 713 |
+
applicants to move discharge application before the court
|
| 714 |
+
below. Therefore, the same relief may be given to the
|
| 715 |
+
applicant in this case for moving discharge application
|
| 716 |
+
before the court concerned.
|
| 717 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_22"> Considered the submission so raised.
|
| 718 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_23"> On meritorial aspects of the case, it cannot be said that
|
| 719 |
+
prima facie evidence is lacking for summoning the
|
| 720 |
+
applicant.
|
| 721 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_24"> Consequently, the summoning order dated 24.01.2019
|
| 722 |
+
passed by the court below is sustained. No good ground is
|
| 723 |
+
made out for quashment of the impugned summoning order
|
| 724 |
+
is refused.
|
| 725 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_25"> However, under facts and circumstances of the case, it is
|
| 726 |
+
provided that in case the applicant moves an appropriate
|
| 727 |
+
|
| 728 |
+
|
| 729 |
+
|
| 730 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_25">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 16 of 26</span>
|
| 731 |
+
application personally or through counsel before the trial
|
| 732 |
+
Court seeking discharge within five weeks from today, the
|
| 733 |
+
same shall be considered and decided on its merit by
|
| 734 |
+
speaking order after affording opportunity of hearing to
|
| 735 |
+
both the sides.
|
| 736 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_26"> In the first instance, no coercive action shall be taken
|
| 737 |
+
against the applicant till the period of five weeks from
|
| 738 |
+
today or till presentation of the application, whichever is
|
| 739 |
+
earlier and in case the discharge application is moved
|
| 740 |
+
within aforesaid stipulated period, then no coercive action
|
| 741 |
+
shall be taken against the applicant till disposal of
|
| 742 |
+
discharge application.
|
| 743 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 744 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_27"> However, it is made clear that in the event no such
|
| 745 |
+
application is moved within the time prescribed above, this
|
| 746 |
+
order will be of no avail to the applicant."
|
| 747 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 748 |
+
<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_24">20. The applications of Mohd. Naseem and 18 others in the said
|
| 749 |
+
complaint case i.e. CC No.720/2017 were likewise disposed of vide
|
| 750 |
+
order dated 29.05.2019 of the Hon'ble High Court of Allahabad.
|
| 751 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Issue" id="p_25">21. On behalf of the applicant, has been submitted a copy of a
|
| 752 |
+
complaint sent through speed post made by the applicant herein on
|
| 753 |
+
19.07.2019 to the SHO, PS Shakarpur seeking the registration of the
|
| 754 |
+
FIR under <a href="/doc/1436241/" id="a_107">Sections 420</a>/<a href="/doc/556166/" id="a_108">468</a>/<a href="/doc/1466184/" id="a_109">471</a>/<a href="/doc/1897847/" id="a_110">120B</a>/<a href="/doc/37788/" id="a_111">34</a> of the Indian Penal Code,
|
| 755 |
+
1860 against the following persons:-
|
| 756 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_28"> (i) Sanat Kumar Jain R/o 62, Vijay Block, Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-
|
| 757 |
+
</blockquote><span class="hidden_text" id="span_26"> 92.</span>
|
| 758 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_29"> (ii) Director/Managing Director of Sampat Financials Planners
|
| 759 |
+
Private Limited, Add:25, Chauhan Market, Samaspur Jagir,
|
| 760 |
+
Delhi-110091.
|
| 761 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_30"> (iii) Director/Managing Director of Subhiksha Securities &
|
| 762 |
+
Consultants Private Limited, Add:25, Chauhan Market,
|
| 763 |
+
Samaspur Jagir, Delhi-110091.
|
| 764 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 765 |
+
|
| 766 |
+
|
| 767 |
+
|
| 768 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_27">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 17 of 26</span>
|
| 769 |
+
<blockquote id="blockquote_31"> (iv) Director/Managing Director of Shadilal Marketing Private
|
| 770 |
+
Limited, Add: 59/5, Emco Complex, Vijay Block, Laxmi
|
| 771 |
+
Nagar, Delhi-110092.
|
| 772 |
+
</blockquote><blockquote id="blockquote_32"> (v) Director/Managing Director of SanchitInfrabuild Private
|
| 773 |
+
Limited, Add: 59/5, Emco Complex, Vijay Block, Laxmi
|
| 774 |
+
Nagar, Delhi-110092.
|
| 775 |
+
</blockquote>
|
| 776 |
+
<p data-structure="Facts" id="p_26">22. Inter alia it was sought to be submitted through the said
|
| 777 |
+
complaint of the petitioner that he works as a salesman in a shoe shop
|
| 778 |
+
company and that unfortunately on 13.02.2019, a notice was issued by
|
| 779 |
+
the Court at Dwarka in his name and on his appearing before the
|
| 780 |
+
Court, he was taken into custody by the Court whilst apprising him
|
| 781 |
+
that he was a Director of M/s Sampat Financials Planners Private
|
| 782 |
+
Limited, M/s Subhiksha Securities & Consultants Private Limited,
|
| 783 |
+
M/s Shadilal Marketing Private Limited & M/s Sanchit Infrabuild
|
| 784 |
+
Private Limited and that the said companies had committed a serious
|
| 785 |
+
fraud and had caused loss to the State. The petitioner submits that he
|
| 786 |
+
was also supplied the complete set of the charge sheet along with a
|
| 787 |
+
pen drive and that after going through the same, he was shocked to see
|
| 788 |
+
the documents i.e. MOA & AOA of the above mentioned companies
|
| 789 |
+
deposited with ROC with FORM-1, Resignation letter attached with
|
| 790 |
+
FORM-32/FORM DIR-12 filled with ROC by the above mentioned
|
| 791 |
+
companies and Board Resolution attached with the account opening
|
| 792 |
+
form of M/s Sanchit Infrabuild Private Limited, which were filed with
|
| 793 |
+
the charge sheet on which the petitioner submits that it bore his forged
|
| 794 |
+
and fabricated signatures.
|
| 795 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_27">23. The petitioner submits that in the month of March 2010, he met
|
| 796 |
+
one Sanat Kumar Jain A-87 for getting a job and Sanat Kumar Jain
|
| 797 |
+
|
| 798 |
+
|
| 799 |
+
|
| 800 |
+
|
| 801 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_28">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 18 of 26</span>
|
| 802 |
+
promised to provide him a job of a peon as he had not passed Standard
|
| 803 |
+
X and that Sh.Sanat Kumar Jain asked the petitioner to submit his
|
| 804 |
+
voter identity card. The petitioner further submits that the said Sanat
|
| 805 |
+
Kumar Jain gave him no job and did not contact him till the date of his
|
| 806 |
+
complaint and rather forged and fabricated his signatures on the
|
| 807 |
+
documents referred to herein above as submitted with the charge sheet
|
| 808 |
+
by stating that he was a Director of the companies i.e. M/s Sampat
|
| 809 |
+
Financials Planners Private Limited, M/s Subhiksha Securities &
|
| 810 |
+
Consultants Private Limited, M/s Shadilal Marketing Private Limited
|
| 811 |
+
and M/s Sanchit Infrabuild Private Limited.
|
| 812 |
+
</p><p data-structure="PetArg" id="p_28">24. The petitioner has further submitted that because of this act of
|
| 813 |
+
Sanat Kumar Jain and other accused persons, he has been falsely
|
| 814 |
+
implicated in CC No.720/2017 without any accusation and has been
|
| 815 |
+
languishing in jail since 20.05.2019. Inter alia the petitioner has
|
| 816 |
+
submitted the copy of his account opening form bearing his signatures
|
| 817 |
+
submitting that the same could be compared with the signatures on the
|
| 818 |
+
documents that had been filed with the charge sheet in order to unearth
|
| 819 |
+
the forgery done by the other accused persons. The petitioner submits
|
| 820 |
+
that he does not know any of the accused persons in the matter.
|
| 821 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Facts" id="p_29">25. On a consideration of the submissions made on behalf of either
|
| 822 |
+
side, it is essential to observe at the outset that the charges in the
|
| 823 |
+
matter are yet to be framed by the learned Trial Court in relation to CC
|
| 824 |
+
No.720/2017. Though, undoubtedly, the allegations levelled against
|
| 825 |
+
the petitioner are grave and relate to the alleged commission of an
|
| 826 |
+
economic offence, it is essential to observe that vide order dated
|
| 827 |
+
15.07.2019, the respondent i.e. SFIO had been directed to submit the
|
| 828 |
+
|
| 829 |
+
|
| 830 |
+
|
| 831 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_29">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 19 of 26</span>
|
| 832 |
+
formal reply setting out the case against the petitioner and a brief
|
| 833 |
+
summary of the evidence on which it was based. The response of the
|
| 834 |
+
respondent is on the record which has been adverted to elsewhere
|
| 835 |
+
hereinabove, however, the specific evidence collected against the
|
| 836 |
+
petitioner is not spelt out. Undoubtedly, the respondent alleges that in
|
| 837 |
+
apparent reference to the group of Mohd. Iqbal, the stated king pin and
|
| 838 |
+
his key associates and family members in furtherance of a larger
|
| 839 |
+
conspiracy induced the accused companies i.e. Mastiff Industries
|
| 840 |
+
Private Limited, Net Agrofoods Private Limited, V.K.Health Solutions
|
| 841 |
+
Private Limited to acquire shareholding in 47 other accused
|
| 842 |
+
companies which were then used to acquire huge parcels of land in the
|
| 843 |
+
State of UP to circumvent the land ceiling laws in the State and that as
|
| 844 |
+
per the investigation conducted, the petitioner was a Director in four
|
| 845 |
+
of them from 2010 to 13.08.2013 as adverted to hereinabove and that
|
| 846 |
+
the petitioner continued to remain the Director in Sanchit Infrabuild
|
| 847 |
+
Pvt. Ltd. till 13.08.2013 even after its acquisition by the Group, as a
|
| 848 |
+
consequence of which the petitioner is stated to have been a
|
| 849 |
+
participatory to a conspiracy hatched by the Group as being a Director
|
| 850 |
+
in the said companies and thus committed fraudulent acts in
|
| 851 |
+
furtherance of the said conspiracy whereby the Group was able to
|
| 852 |
+
acquire Rupees 36.91, 53.66 and 178.90 lakhs worth of land parcels
|
| 853 |
+
with the money infused in the said companies by the Cluster-1
|
| 854 |
+
companies of the Group despite the factum that these companies had
|
| 855 |
+
negligible cash/net worth and were not having any business
|
| 856 |
+
transactions in the past and that these companies with the help of the
|
| 857 |
+
|
| 858 |
+
|
| 859 |
+
|
| 860 |
+
|
| 861 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_30">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 20 of 26</span>
|
| 862 |
+
petitioner and other accused were used by the Group to commit
|
| 863 |
+
fraudulent acts.
|
| 864 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_30">26. Though undoubtedly, the allegations which are levelled against
|
| 865 |
+
the applicant/petitioner of his being a Director of four shell
|
| 866 |
+
companies/ dummy companies which companies are stated to have
|
| 867 |
+
been created so that they could be taken over by the prime accusedA-1
|
| 868 |
+
Mohd. Iqbal for the purpose of laundering his ill-gotten money
|
| 869 |
+
through engaging in illegal sand mining operations in the State of UP
|
| 870 |
+
and in/around the District Saharanpur, so that he could project the said
|
| 871 |
+
ill-gotten money as legitimate assets and these companies were
|
| 872 |
+
utilized to purchase land and that majority of the transactions made by
|
| 873 |
+
these companies were outside the banking channels and the companies
|
| 874 |
+
did not even maintain any account,- are allegations, if established
|
| 875 |
+
prima facie undoubtedly fall within the domain of a fraud in terms of
|
| 876 |
+
<a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_112">Sections 447</a> and <a href="/doc/53504469/" id="a_113">448</a> of the Companies Act, 2013.
|
| 877 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_31"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="78288892" id="span_31">27. This is without any observations in relation to the applicability
|
| 878 |
+
or non applicability of the <a href="/doc/172276913/" id="a_114">Companies Act, 2013</a> to acts committed by
|
| 879 |
+
the petitioner allegedly prior to the date 12.09.2013, in as much as the
|
| 880 |
+
said aspect is sub judice before the Hon'ble Supreme Court pursuant
|
| 881 |
+
to the observations made in W.P.(Crl.) No.2453/2018 vide verdict
|
| 882 |
+
dated 29.08.2018 by the Hon'ble Division Bench of this Court in
|
| 883 |
+
"<a href="/doc/78288892/" id="a_115">Neeraj Singh Vs. Union of India & Ors.</a>" having been stayed by the
|
| 884 |
+
Hon'ble Supreme Court in CRL.A.No.1114/2018 arising out of SLP
|
| 885 |
+
Crl.</span> <span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="77592912" id="span_32">No. 7421/2018 vide order dated 04.09.2018 in "<a href="/doc/77592912/" id="a_116">Serious Fraud
|
| 886 |
+
Investigation Office Vs. Neeraj Singh &Anr</a>", in view of the
|
| 887 |
+
contention raised on behalf of the applicant that the accusations
|
| 888 |
+
|
| 889 |
+
|
| 890 |
+
|
| 891 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_33">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 21 of 26</span>
|
| 892 |
+
against the petitioner qua applicability of <a href="/doc/67180474/" id="a_117">Section 447</a> of the
|
| 893 |
+
Companies Act, 2013 relate only upto the period 2011.</span>
|
| 894 |
+
</p><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_32">28. However, in as much as the basic premise of the prosecution
|
| 895 |
+
launched against the petitioner relates to the documents allegedly
|
| 896 |
+
retrieved to show that the petitioner was a Director of four companies
|
| 897 |
+
i.e. i.e. M/s Sampat Financials Planners Private Limited, M/s
|
| 898 |
+
Subhiksha Securities & Consultants Private Limited, M/s Shadilal
|
| 899 |
+
Marketing Private Limited and M/s Sanchit Infrabuild Private
|
| 900 |
+
Limited, the contention of the petitioner is that his proof of identity
|
| 901 |
+
has been illegally and unauthorizedly used by Sanat Kumar Jain A-87
|
| 902 |
+
whom he met for getting a job.
|
| 903 |
+
</p><p data-structure="RespArg" id="p_33">29. It is essential to observe that the documents that the petitioner
|
| 904 |
+
has submitted during the course of the present proceedings are copies
|
| 905 |
+
of an account opening form submitted to the Punjab National Bank,
|
| 906 |
+
Laxmi Nagar Branch, Delhi by Sarika Jain, his wife and by himself
|
| 907 |
+
purportedly giving the same address 73, J-Extension, Murtiwali Gali,
|
| 908 |
+
Laxmi Nagar, Delhi, which is the address mentioned as J-Extension,
|
| 909 |
+
Laxmi Nagar, Delhi-110092 in the summons issued by the SFIO dated
|
| 910 |
+
16.08.2016 to the petitioner apprising him to appear before the SFIO
|
| 911 |
+
on 15.09.2016 for examination in connection with the investigation
|
| 912 |
+
into the affairs of M/s AMB Buildgroup Private Limited and Others
|
| 913 |
+
and AarzooAgritech Private Limited & others under <a href="/doc/776609/" id="a_118">Section 212(1)(c)</a>
|
| 914 |
+
of the Companies Act which is also shown to be the address on the
|
| 915 |
+
summons dated 16.03.2017 issued to the petitioner to similar effect.
|
| 916 |
+
</p><p data-structure="CDiscource" id="p_34">30. Significantly, page 157 which has been submitted on the record
|
| 917 |
+
which appears to be the copy of the page 157of the charge sheet,
|
| 918 |
+
|
| 919 |
+
|
| 920 |
+
|
| 921 |
+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_34">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 22 of 26</span>
|
| 922 |
+
shows that the person at this address was reported to have left as
|
| 923 |
+
per the report dated 23.08.2016 in relation to the summons bearing
|
| 924 |
+
No.SFIO/INV/334-339 & 359-463/ AMBBPL & Others and AAPL &
|
| 925 |
+
Others/ 2016/I/8425/2016 dated 16.08.2016 issued by the SFIO and in
|
| 926 |
+
relation to the summons bearing No. SFIO/INV/334-339 & 359-463/
|
| 927 |
+
AMBBPL & Ors and AAPL & Others/ 2016/I/10205/2017 dated
|
| 928 |
+
16.03.2017, it was reported on 18.03.2017 by the postal authorities
|
| 929 |
+
that there was no such person. The copies of the pages of the
|
| 930 |
+
documents submitted showing the signatures purportedly of the
|
| 931 |
+
petitioner Sachin Jain at pages 280, 320, 279, 291, 264, do not prima
|
| 932 |
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facie appear to be as those of the person who signed the account
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opening form with the Punjab National Bank, Laxmi Nagar Branch in
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relation to the account No.1603000/02055/117.
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_35"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="178580003" id="span_35"><span class="citetext" data-sentiment="Pos" data-docid="7496" id="span_36">31. Taking the said aspect into account as well as the factum that
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+
the summons bearing no.SFIO/INV/334-339 & 359-463/ AMBBPL &
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+
Others and AAPL & Others/ 2016/I/8425/2016 dated 16.08.2016 and
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+
SFIO/INV/334-339 & 359-463/ AMBBPL & Ors and AAPL &Others/
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| 939 |
+
2016/I/10205/2017 dated 16.03.2017 issued to the petitioner by the
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+
SFIO referred to hereinabove were apparently not delivered to him,
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| 941 |
+
taking into account also the verdict of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in
|
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+
"Rukmini Narvekar Vs. Vijaya Satardekar and Ors." AIR 2008 SC
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| 943 |
+
1013 with observations in paragraph 17 of the said verdict, which
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+
observes categorically to the effect that though defence material
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| 945 |
+
cannot be looked into by the Court while considering the framing of
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| 946 |
+
the charge in view of the verdict of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in
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| 947 |
+
"<a href="/doc/7496/" id="a_119">State of Orissa Vs. Devendra Nath Padhi</a>" AIR 2005 SC 359, there
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+
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+
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+
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_37">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 23 of 26</span>
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may be some very rare and exceptional cases where some defence
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+
material when shown to the Trial Court, can be looked into by the
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| 954 |
+
Court at the time of the framing of the charges or taking cognizance as
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+
well as the observations of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the verdict
|
| 956 |
+
in"<a href="/doc/178580003/" id="a_120">Nitya Dharmananda and Ors. Vs. Gopal Sheelum Reddy and
|
| 957 |
+
Ors.</a>" AIR 2017 SC 5846, wherein it has been observed vide para 9
|
| 958 |
+
thereof to the effect:-</span></span>
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| 959 |
+
</p><blockquote id="blockquote_33"> "9. Thus, it is clear that while ordinarily the Court has
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| 960 |
+
to proceed on the basis of material produces with the
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| 961 |
+
charge sheet for dealing with the issue of charge but if
|
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+
the Court is satisfied that there is material of sterling
|
| 963 |
+
quality which has been withheld by the
|
| 964 |
+
investigator/prosecutor, the Court is not debarred from
|
| 965 |
+
summoning or relying upon the same even if such
|
| 966 |
+
document is not a part of the charge sheet. It does not
|
| 967 |
+
mean that the defence has a right to invoke <a href="/doc/788840/" id="a_121">Section 91</a>
|
| 968 |
+
Code of Criminal Procedure de hors the satisfaction of
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+
the Court, at the stage of charge.",
|
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+
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| 971 |
+
coupled with the factum that there is no document placed on the
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+
record by the SFIO to show any direct benefit having been received by
|
| 973 |
+
the petitioner herein by the alleged fraud in any mode, without any
|
| 974 |
+
observations on the merits or demerits of the aspect of framing of
|
| 975 |
+
charges or otherwise and the trial, if any, in the circumstances, in as
|
| 976 |
+
much as, it has been laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in "P.
|
| 977 |
+
Chidambaram Vs. Central Bureau of Investigation" 2019
|
| 978 |
+
(14)SCALE 157 that the basic jurisprudence relating to bail remains
|
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+
the same, in as much as the grant of bail is the rule and refusal is the
|
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+
exception, so as to ensure that the accused has the opportunity to
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+
securing a fair trial and that even though, economic offences fall under
|
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+
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+
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+
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+
<span class="hidden_text" id="span_38">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 24 of 26</span>
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the category of a grave offence and the said circumstance is to be
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+
considered at the time of consideration of an application for bail, even
|
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+
if the allegation is one of a grave economic offence, it is not a rule that
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+
bail should be denied in every case since there is no bar created in the
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+
relevant enactment passed by the legislature nor does the bail
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+
jurisprudence provide so.
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</blockquote><p data-structure="Section" id="p_36">32. Furthermore, it is in these circumstances that the provisions of
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+
<a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_122">Section 212(6)</a> of the Companies Act, 2013 in the facts and
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+
circumstances of the instant case would have also to be considered and
|
| 995 |
+
thus, it cannot be contended that the embargo of <a href="/doc/126104697/" id="a_123">Section 212(6)</a> would
|
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+
essentially operate in the instant case.
|
| 997 |
+
</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_37">33. In the instant case, there are no contentions raised on behalf of
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the SFIO that the applicant's presence cannot be secured or that the
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+
applicant would flee from justice or that the applicant can influence
|
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the witnesses or tamper with the evidence in any manner.
|
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</p><p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_38">34. It cannot also be overlooked that as already observed
|
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+
hereinabove, several of the accused persons namely i.e. Ashish
|
| 1003 |
+
Aggarwal A-91, Vijay Kumar Sharma A-86, Kumari Shiriti A-89,
|
| 1004 |
+
Bimla Gupta A-77, Vinod Kumar Mittal A-34, Arvind Kaneri A-92,
|
| 1005 |
+
Sujata Khandelia A-38, Shashi Sharma A-41 have been released on
|
| 1006 |
+
bail and Ravi Kumar Singhal A-65, Yogesh Gupta A-57, Sanjay Garg
|
| 1007 |
+
A-66, Pawan Kumar Aggarwal A-81,Dharmender Gupta, Rakesh
|
| 1008 |
+
Sharma, Suman Sharma, Amitabh Singh, Abhijit Kanth A-58, Suresh
|
| 1009 |
+
Kumar Gupta, Mohit Kumar and Ritika Agnihotri have been granted
|
| 1010 |
+
interim protection by this Court on the basis of the order dated
|
| 1011 |
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11.07.2019 in Bail Appl. No.1615/2019.
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| 1012 |
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</p>
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<span class="hidden_text" id="span_39">BAIL APPL. No.1706/2019 Page 25 of 26</span>
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_39"> 35. The applicant in the circumstances is allowed to be released on
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| 1017 |
+
bail on filing a bail bond in the sum of Rs.2,00,000/- with two sureties
|
| 1018 |
+
of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, Companies
|
| 1019 |
+
Act seized of the proceedings in CC No.720/2017 titled as "SFIO Vs.
|
| 1020 |
+
Mohd. Iqbal & Ors." with conditions that he shall not leave the
|
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+
country, shall not tamper with the evidence, shall provide his contact
|
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+
details to the Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO) and shall
|
| 1023 |
+
commit no offence whatsoever.
|
| 1024 |
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</p><p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_40">36. The application is disposed of.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Precedent" id="p_41"> ANU MALHOTRA, J.
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</p>
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<p data-structure="Conclusion" id="p_42">DECEMBER 20, 2019/NC
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