Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 30: Additional Sessions Judge Kathua Kamlesh Pandita has rejected the bail application of one Gagu Din from whose possession Rajbagh Police recovered 7 grams of heroin and a pistol.
After hearing both the sides, the Judge observed, “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 which 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 & psychotropic substances among the human race especially youth section of society making them slaves of the same”, the court further said.
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