Not Being Named in FIR Irrelevant at Bail Stage if Financial Links Show NDPS Involvement: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court held that the absence of an accused’s name in the FIR is not decisive while considering bail under the NDPS Act if the investigation reveals financial links showing active involvement in the offence.

The Court was dealing with a bail plea in a case involving the alleged trafficking of ganja in significant quantities. 

Rejecting the argument that no recovery was made from the applicant and that he was not named in the FIR, the Court noted that monetary transactions connected him with the co-accused, indicating coordination in the trafficking network.

The Court also considered the pendency of witness examination and the fact that a co-accused was absconding, and dismissed the bail plea.

[Pramod @ Parmal v. State (NCT of Delhi)]