Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 10: Principal Sessions Judge Reasi Kamlesh Pandit today rejected the bail application of one Mohd Younis, son of Abdul Rashid of Kans Khassan Reasi, who was arrested by the police along with poppy straw on 11.12.2019.
While rejecting bail application, the Judge observed, “law is very settled that in case of serious offence courts have to see the gravity of the offence, punishment prescribed, impact on the society, evidence on record and apprehension of tampering with the evidence influencing the witnesses etc”.
“This court is conscious about the presumption of innocence of accused person, but at the same time the actions of the accused person are also to be taken into consideration while weighing individual interest and the public interest”, the Judge further said, adding “the illegal trafficking and trade in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances is posing potential threat to the whole society as it is eating the very vitals of the society and the menace of traffickers is spreading its tentacles to every nook and corner of the UT of Jammu & Kashmir which cannot be ignored”.
“The release of accused person at this stage will definitely have its adverse affect on the society at large”, the court further said while rejecting the bail application.
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