2024 (5) TMI 1463

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....Mr. Rajesh Ranjan, Adv., Mr. Adil Vasudeva, Adv., Mr. Prateek Yadav, AOR. For the Respondent : Mr. Pashupathi Nath Razdan, AOR, Mr. Mirza Kayesh Begg, Adv., Ms. Maitreyee Jagat Joshi,, Adv., Mr. Astik Gupta, Adv., Ms. Akanksha Tomar, Adv., Mr. Argha Roy, Adv., Ms. Ojaswini Gupta,Adv., Ms. Ruby, Adv. ORDER UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following 1. The petitioner is in cus....

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....Court rejected his bail application only on the pretext that the Investigation Officer may also be a panch witness who has yet to examine. The High Court also rejected the bail application affirming those findings by the impugned order. 4. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondentState submits that in the facts of this case, the Investigation Officer may be treated as panch witness;....

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....ding the statutory embargo created under Section 37(1)(b) of the NDPS Act may, in such circumstances, be considered. 7. In view of the above, we are inclined to allow this petition and direct to enlarge the petitioner on bail on furnishing the suitable bail bonds and sureties and on such other terms and conditions as may be deemed fit by the trial Court. 8. It is needless to observe that the....