JAMMU, May 20: Special Judge NDPS Jammu Yash Pal Sharma rejected the bail application of one Ravinder Singh alleged Narco Smuggler allegedly involved in recovery of 50 KG heroin worth Rs 250 crores.
Special Judge, after hearing observed that the perusal of record would show that it is allegation in the complaint that petitioner is main kingpin of the whole inter-state drug racket and is the mastermind of the organized crime of drug trafficking and he was in constant touch with the accused driver Gurjit Singh not only telephonically but personally also.
Court further observed that the petitioner has criminal background and the offences alleged against him are against the society at large, the drug menace is rising at an alarming rate spoiling young children of the nation badly, these factors also make the petitioner disentitle to bail apart from rider of Section 37 of the NDPS Act which is applicable to his case when we see the whole material on record against the petitioner.
Accordingly in view of discussions made hereinabove, in the considered opinion of the court, the petitioner does not deserve judicial discretion of bail.
As such application being devoid of merits is rejected, the observation made in order, if any or purely tentative, the same shall have no bearing on merits of the case.
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