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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5588 /2024 [@ SLP [CRL.] NO. 14888/2024]
MD. REFAJUDDIN ISLAM & ANR. Appellant(s)
VERSUS
UNION OF INDIA Respondent(s)
O R D E R
Leave granted.
Heard learned counsel appearing for the
appellants.
Despite notice served, none appears for the
respondent.
A case was registered under Sections 20(b)(ii)
(C) and 29 of the Narcotic and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985.
We are inclined to set aside the impugned
judgment as the appellants have been in incarceration
for more than two and a half years. They have no
prior criminal antecedents. It also appears to us
that the trial is on-going and only two witnesses
have been examined out of the five witnesses.
In view of the above, we are inclined to set
aside the impugned order.
Accordingly, the impugned order is set aside and
the appellants are granted bail on terms and
conditions to the satisfaction of the Trial Court.
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The appeal stands allowed accordingly.
...................J. [M.M. SUNDRESH]
...................J. [MANMOHAN]
NEW DELHI; DECEMBER 20, 2024.
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ITEM NO.61 COURT NO.11 SECTION II-B
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 14888/2024
[Arising out of impugned fi...