Case Law Analysis
|Andhra Pradesh High Court
NDPS Act Section 20(b)(ii)(B) | Intermediate Quantity Ganja Seizure + Criminal Antecedents Justify Bail Denial Despite Small Quantity Precedents : Andhra Pradesh HC
Andhra Pradesh High Court rules that 2.17 kg ganja seizure-falling under 'intermediate quantity'-coupled with criminal antecedents, overrides small quantity bail precedents like Arnesh Kumar. The judgment emphasizes societal harm and investigation stage as decisive factors, setting a stricter threshold for bail in narcotics cases.