{"id":25205,"date":"2026-09-17T04:35:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T04:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25205"},"modified":"2026-09-17T04:35:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T04:35:26","slug":"man-accused-of-cultivating-opium-poppy-gets-relief-as-jk-hc-refuses-to-cancel-bail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=25205","title":{"rendered":"Man accused of cultivating opium poppy gets relief as J&#038;K HC refuses to cancel bail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134301704,imgsize-1440917,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/134301704.jpg\" alt=\"Man accused of cultivating opium poppy gets relief as J&amp;K HC refuses to cancel bail\" title=\"AI generated image used for representative purpose\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"AI generated image used for representative purpose\">AI generated image used for representative purpose<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: The Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh high court has refused to interfere with bail granted to a man accused of cultivating opium poppy on one marla of land, noting that he had not violated any of the conditions imposed while on bail.<!-- --> The court dismissed the Union Territory\u2019s plea challenging the bail order on September 1, 2026.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Why was the man arrested?<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"5\"\/>According to the court order, Ghulam Nabi Mir was arrested on May 6, 2026, on allegations that he had cultivated an opium poppy crop on one marla of land. The Special Judge, NDPS, Anantnag, initially granted him interim bail on May 29, which was subsequently made absolute.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>The Union Territory challenged the bail, arguing that Mir had committed an offence punishable under Section 18(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. <!-- -->It also questioned the Special Judge\u2019s reasoning while granting bail.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">What did the high court find?<\/span><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">Justice Rajnesh Oswal <\/span>noted that there was no allegation that Mir had breached any of the bail conditions after his release.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>\u201cThe petitioner was arrested on 06.05.2026 and was enlarged on interim bail vide order dated 29.05.2026. There is, however, no whisper that the respondent, after being granted bail, had violated the terms and conditions imposed by the court of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Anantnag, in terms of order dated 29.05.2026,\u201d the court said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/>The bench also considered the applicability of Section 37 of the NDPS Act. The court said the restrictions under that provision did not apply in the present case and that the bail application was therefore required to be considered under Section 18(c) of the Act.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>\u201cAdmittedly, the rigours of Section 37 of NDPS were not applicable in the instant case and the bail application ought to have been considered solely taking into consideration the provisions of Section 18(c) of the NDPS Act,\u201d the court noted.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>The court also noted that the Special Judge had referred to the Supreme Court\u2019s direction in Anna Waman Bahalerao versus State of Maharashtra regarding disposal of bail applications within two months. The Special Judge had also recorded that there was nothing on record suggesting that Mir had violated his bail conditions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>The high court said that, considering the peculiar facts and circumstances, there was no reason to interfere with the bail order.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"31\"\/>\u201cBe that as it may, in the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, this Court does not find any reason to interfere. The present petition is found to be without merit and the same is, accordingly, dismissed,\u201d it further added.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"33\"\/>The high court accordingly dismissed the Union Territory\u2019s petition challenging the bail.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/legal\/news\/man-accused-of-cultivating-opium-poppy-gets-relief-as-jk-hc-refuses-to-cancel-bail\/articleshow\/134301642.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI generated image used for representative purpose NEW DELHI: The Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh high court has refused to interfere with bail granted to a man accused of cultivating opium poppy on one marla of land, noting that he had not violated any of the conditions imposed while on bail. 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