HC denies bail to woman found with 600gm of methamphetamine

Clean and tidy track record does not absolve you, says judge

The Delhi High Court has refused bail to a woman in a case under the anti-drug law, saying that a “clean and tidy track record” would not absolve her from being in possession of 600 gram of methamphetamine and there is a “greater presumption” against a highly educated person in such cases.

Justice Subramonium Prasad said that a “commercial quantity” of drug was recovered from the woman-petitioner and the material on record disclosed that she is “part of a network which deals in supply/sale of narcotics”.

The court also noted that the petitioner’s disclosure statement resulted in the arrest of two Nigerian accused persons, who were found living illegally in India on fake passports and possessing narcotics.