Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking check on drug abuse in the State, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Acting Chief Justice Ramalingam Sudhakar and Justice Sanjeev Kumar has directed Principal Secretary Home Department to file a status report indicating whether there is any Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) specifically meant for Jammu, Srinagar and Ladakh Province for narcotics and if not what are the steps being taken to establish the same.
After hearing Senior Advocate Sunil Sethi, Advocates Deepika Mahajan and Veenu Gupta for the PIL whereas AAG Ravinder Gupta for the State, Division Bench directed SSP, Jammu and also the Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau to take strong steps to ensure that transit and distribution of drugs in Jammu is stopped.
While taking the compliance report on file and appreciating the Senior Superintendent of Police Jammu for his prompt action, Division Bench directed him to intensify the drive to ensure that all these narcotics are completely eradicated and stopped.
DB also directed Zonal Director, Narcotics Control Bureau to coordinate with the SSP Jammu and ensure strict compliance of the law and also prompt action against the offenders after proper investigation so that the resultant criminal trials does not end in acquittal on account of improper investigation by the authority.
Trending Now
E-Paper
Follow our WhatsApp channel