New Delhi, The Supreme Court has dealt a firm hand to those dealing with narcotics, stating they are destroying the lives of youths generation after generation.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath, Sheel Nagu and V Mohana dismissed the bail plea of an accused arrested in June 2022 under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
The accused had moved the apex court challenging a February order of the Madras High Court, which had refused to grant him bail in the case, citing it was his sixth successive bail application.
According to the prosecution, 21 MDMA-ecstasy tablets weighing 10.15 grams were found in a bag with the accused and two others, who tried to escape from the police.
The prosecution said the third accused, who ran away, was also arrested based on the confession of the petitioner and another accused.
The Supreme Court's ruling comes as the trial court was directed to complete the trial within six months in November 2024, but the trial has not yet concluded.
