India News | Delhi HC Refuses Bail to Man Found with 2 Kg Heroin
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to a man found in possession of 2 kg of heroin, saying that the trial against him under the anti-drugs law was at an initial stage and witnesses were yet to be examined.
New Delhi, Dec 31 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to a man found in possession of 2 kg of heroin, saying that the trial against him under the anti-drugs law was at an initial stage and witnesses were yet to be examined.
Considering that the FIR pertained to the year 2016, the court, however, requested the trial court concerned to expedite the proceedings.
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"The fact that 2 kg of heroin is stated to have been recovered from the applicant and the further fact that the trial is at an initial stage and the relevant prosecution witnesses are yet to be examined, the bail application is dismissed," said Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri in a recent order.
"However, at the same time, considering that the FIR in the present case relates to the year 2016, the concerned trial court is requested to expedite the trial," he added.
The FIR stated that the mobile numbers of various persons, including the present bail applicant, were kept on surveillance and lawfully intercepted and it was revealed that two persons used to bring heroin from West Bengal to Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi.
Subsequently, secret information was received that two of the persons under surveillance would be handing over a big consignment to the applicant in the city.
According to the prosecution case, consequently, a 4 kg of heroin was recovered during the operation, out of which 2 kg was found in a polythene bag carried by the applicant.
The prosecution opposed the bail application on the ground that a 'commercial quantity' of heroin was recovered from the applicant.
The accused argued that after being in custody since June 2016, his custody was no longer required for any investigation.
It was stated that till date, out of total 28 witnesses cited by the prosecution, only six have been examined in the case and the applicant was not involved in any other case.
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