Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, July 6: High Court today rejected the bail of drug peddlers involved in smuggling poppy straw.
“In view of the preceding analysis, the petition of the petitioners seeking admission of bail, is rejected and the order dated 31st of May, 2018, passed by the Principal Sessions Judge, Badgam, is upheld”, Court of Justice M K Hanjura ordered.
“The petitioners shall, however, be at liberty to move an application for the grant of bail in their favour before the trial court, if fresh cause arises, which shall be decided on its merits. A copy of this order shall be sent to the trial court”, reads the court order. By the medium of bail application, petitioners were seeking bail in F.I.R No. 67/2017, registered against them at Police Station, Khansahab, Badgam, for the commission of offences punishable U/S 8/15 Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
The prosecution has resisted and controverted the application of the accused-applicants chiefly on the grounds that the recovery was made from the possession of the petitioners and have committed a heinous offence.
Prosecution has further stated that the accused were produced before the Executive Magistrate 1st Class, and the samples collected, were thereafter sent to the Forensic Science Laboratory, Srinagar (FSL), which confirmed that the seized material is poppy straw.
Prosecution finally stated that since the crime committed by the accused-petitioners falls under the provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1988, therefore, in order to prevent them from repeating such a crime, the instant bail application be dismissed, which will further the interests of justice.
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