2022 (8) TMI 770

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.... Sr. Advocate, M.K. Maroria, Harish Pandey, Akshay Amritanshu and Manish, Advocates, for the Petitioner. Shri R. Chandrachud, AOR, M. Karpagavinayagam, Sr. Advocate, D. Venketa Krishna and S.I. Abdul Kalam Bagadur Sha, Advocates, for the Respondent. ORDER The Court is convened through Video Conferencing. 2. Leave granted. 3. The instant appeal, by way of special leave, is ....

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....e on respondent Nos. 1 and 2 yet, no one has appeared on their behalf. 6. Heard Learned Additional Solicitor General appearing on behalf of the appellant as also the Learned Senior Counsel appearing on behalf of respondent No. 3. 7. Not agreeing with the view taken by this Court in the case of E. Micheal Raj v. Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Control Bureau (Criminal Appeal No. 1250....

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....tance(s) is not to be excluded and to be taken into consideration along with actual content by weight of the offending drug, while determining the "small or commercial quantity" of the Narcotic Drugs or Psychotropic Substances." 9. In view of the above, we are of the considered view that ends of justice would be met if the impugned order passed by the High Court granting bail to the respon....