2023 (1) TMI 1374

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..... en released on regular bail. It is true that the quantity recovered from the petitioner is commercial in nature and the provisions of Section 37 of NDPS Act may ordinarily be attracted. However, in the absence of criminal antecedents and the fact that the petitioner is in custody for the last two and a half years, the conditions of Section 37 of the Act can be dispensed with at this stage, more so .....

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..... opic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, `the Act ) registered at Police Station Jhunsi, District Pryagraj, Uttar Pradesh. 2. The allegations are that on a secret information, the police authorities intercepted two vehicles on 23.06.2020 i.e. one `Gray coloured `Honda City Car and the second `White coloured `Swift Dzire Car. On an interrogation at the spot, Praveen Maurya @ Puneet Maurya, Rishab Kuma .....

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..... st two and a half years, we are satisfied that the conditions of Section 37 of the Act can be dispensed with at this stage, more so when the trial is yet to commence though the charges have been framed. 4. For the reasons stated above but without expressing any views on the merits of the case, the petitioner is directed to be released on bail subject to his furnishing bail bonds to the satisfactio .....

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