Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 24: High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh today dismissed the petition filed by Harjeet Singh facing trial under NDPS Act.
After hearing Advocate Akeel Wani for the applicant whereas DSGI Vishal Sharma for the NCB, Justice Rajesh Sekhri observed, “no doubt, the length of custody and likelihood of the trial delay can be key factors in granting bail to an accused regardless of the seriousness of the charge, but it is not an absolute right and court has to take various factors into consideration including the role played by the accused and assistance rendered by him to ensure speedy trial”.
“Where an accused equally contributes in the procrastinated trial and shares the responsibility for delay, alongside the prosecution and the court system, by requesting unnecessary adjournments, frequent change of counsels and not appearing in the court on scheduled hearings for examination of the witnesses, present in the court, the plea of bail on the ground of protracted incarceration, is not available to him”, High Court said.
Accordingly, High Court dismissed the application for being devoid of merit.
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