The Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has granted bail to an accused in a 2018 case involving the seizure of over 50 kg of heroin, noting that the recovery was not made from him as he was already lodged in jail at the time.

Justice Rajesh Sekhri, in an order pronounced on October 10, said that while Gurjit Singh (truck driver) and Ravi Kumar (conductor) of the seized truck were charged, the applicant, Ravinder Singh, had earlier been discharged by the trial court on May 3, 2019. The discharge was granted on the ground that apart from statements made by the co-accused, there was no other material linking him to the case.

However, following an appeal by the Union of India, the high court on July 3, 2024, set aside the discharge order and directed the trial court to frame charges agai

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