Accused Not Entitled to Bail Merely Because Recovered Ganja Is Below Commercial Quantity If Found ‘Highly Potent’: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has refused to grant bail to Karan Mehra, a 27-year-old accused arrested under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, after recovery of 18.5 kilograms of hydroponic weed, allegedly worth Rs. 18 crore. The order was delivered by Justice Anil Kumar Upman, who observed that despite the recovered quantity being below the commercial quantity threshold, the value, potency, and sophisticated import method indicated a serious…