The appellant sought bail in an alleged cross-border narcotics-and-arms conspiracy, relying on over five years’ custody, trial delay, lack of recovery and bail granted to co-accused.
Judge / Bench — Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Dhar, Judge; Hon’ble Mr. Justice Shahzad Azeem, Judge. Judgment by Shahzad Azeem, J.
Applying Section 43-D(5) UAPA and Section 37 NDPS Act, a Division Bench of the Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court found prima facie material identifying a more prominent alleged organising and financing role, including protected-witness accounts and documentary recoveries. It declined mechanical parity with accused assigned lesser roles and rejected delay as sufficient on these facts while material witnesses remained unexamined. The bail appeal was dismissed, with an expectation of an expedited trial. All observations were expressly confined to bail and must not prejudice the trial; the decision supplies no final finding of guilt.
Case — Gurpartap Singh v. National Investigation Agency · CrlA(D) No. 59/2025 · 2026-10-13 · Jammu wing
Advocates appearing — Appellant — Mr. Iqbal Hussain Bhat, Advocate. NIA — Mr. Vishal Sharma, DSGI, with Mr. Karan Sharma, CGSC; Mr. Ahwani Verma, PP, NIA (spelling as recorded). Mr. Hargopal Singh, DSP, is also recorded under “Through” as an official, not identified as an advocate.