₹50 Lakh Compensation Plea Rejected After NDPS FIR Closed for Lack of Evidence: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has dismissed a petition filed by Javid Ahmad Lone, Raja Ikhlaq Akbar, Safeer Ahmad Gadwal and Basit Khan, challenging an FIR registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). The petitioners had also sought compensation of ₹50 lakh for each petitioner, alleging that the criminal proceedings had caused them serious prejudice. Justice Shahzad Azeem held that there was…
