{"id":247694,"date":"2021-04-27T13:42:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T08:12:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=247694"},"modified":"2021-05-26T00:25:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-25T18:55:52","slug":"bail-under-ndps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2021\/04\/27\/bail-under-ndps\/","title":{"rendered":"Telangana HC | Accused under NDPS Act granted bail in view of peculiar situation of COVID-19 Pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Telangana High Court: <\/strong>G Sri Devi, J. addressed a petition filed under Sections 437 and 439 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 to seek bail.<\/p>\n

Petitioner who sought bail in the instant case had a case registered against him for the offences punishable under Sections 8(c) read with Section 21 (C) of the NDPS Act, 1985.<\/p>\n

Inspector of Police had seized MD Drug weighing about 200 grams in a plastic cover, two mobile phones and other material from the possession of the accused.<\/p>\n

Counsel for the petitioner submitted that petitioner had been falsely implicated in the present crime.<\/p>\n

It was stated that in the Supreme Court decision of Sheru v. Narcotics Control Bureau, <\/em>Crl. Appeal Nos. 585, 586 of 2020, dated 11-09-2020 bail was granted to a person in a case filed under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in view of the unusual times of the COVID-19 Pandemic.<\/p>\n

In view of the above-cited case, having regard to the fact that petitioner was in jail since 19-11-2020 and looking into the nature of allegation levelled against the petitioner and as the contraband seized from the possession of petitioner was only a little bit higher than the commercial quantity, also in view of the peculiar conditions of COVID-19 Pandemic prevailing in the country, High Court granted bail to the petitioner.<\/p>\n

Hence, criminal petition was allowed, and petitioner was directed to be released on bail subject to the following conditions:<\/p>\n