Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Feb 23: Observing that the menace of drug torn into the social fabric of our country, the State High Court today dismissed bail plea of a drug peddler arrested by police at Sumbal-Bandipora in August 2015.
The alleged drug peddler Riyaz Ahmad Baba had moved the application through his father Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Baba for bail. In the application, it has been stated that as per the prosecution case, on 18 August 2015 Police Station Sumbal along with other police personnel apprehended two persons who were carrying polythene bags. They were put to search and 20 bottles of Rancof and 400 gms of charas were recovered from Ghulam Hassan Teli and seven bottles (02 bottles of Rancof, 03 bottles of Rancodex and 02 bottles of Kofedol) were recovered from the Baba. Accordingly a case (FIR No.150/2015) was registered and investigation started.
On completion of investigation, police filed charge sheet against Baba and Teli for the commission of offences under Section 8/20 and 21 NDPS Act. Baba claimed that since he had been falsely implicated, therefore, he moved the Court of Principle Sessions Judge, Bandipora who 24 September 2015 enlarged him on interim bail which was later on made absolute by subsequent order passed on 29 October 2015.
The trial Court later framed the charges and the prosecution examined a couple of witnesses. Baba said that while was attending the court regularly, the trial Court on 19 September last year ordered police to take him into custody to be lodged in District Jail, Baramulla.
Faced with the position, Baba had moved an application before the trial Court for bail was rejected on 3 November last year. Baba had petitioned the high court against rejection of the bail by the trial court. After considering the submissions made counsels for the parties, a bench of Justice Sanjeev Kumar said that it was true that during investigation Baba was admitted to bail on the plea that the contraband items allegedly recovered from him was of small quantity. However, after concluding the investigation police also added Section 29 NDPS Act and accordingly, the charge-sheet was filed before the Court. Baba was charge-sheeted for commission of offences under Section 8/20, 8/21 read with Section 29 NDPS Act. |
