Mere Ownership Of Vehicle Unauthorisedly Carrying Contraband Doesn't Imply Involvement In Offence Under NDPS Act: Rajasthan High Court

While granting bail to an accused charged under the NDPS Act in relation to 964 Kgs of poppy straw, the bench of Justice Rajendra Prakash Soni at the Rajasthan High Court ruled that mere ownership or connection with the vehicle, from which the contraband was recovered, did not imply accused's knowledge or actual involvement in the crime.The facts of the case were that the police found a...