Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 21: Additional Sessions Judge Kathua Kamlesh Pandit has rejected the bail application of one Parvez Mushraf Ali from whose possession 250 grams of charas was recovered by the Police Station Billawar.
“Law is very settled that in case of any 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”, the Judge said, adding “this court is conscious about the precious right to liberty of the accused person, but at the same time the action of the accused person is also to be taken into consideration while balancing between individual interest and the public interest”.
“The illegal trafficking and trade in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances has posed 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 cannot be ignored when the recovery of contraband is on the higher side”, the court said.
“The release of accused person at this stage will definitely have its adverse affect on the trial. The drug traffickers like accused person are spreading the addiction of narcotics & psychotrpic substances among the human race especially youth section of society making them slaves of the same, who when become addicts not only spoil their lives but also ruin the lives of their family members”, the court further said.
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