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HC Rejects Interim Bail Plea of Accused in Heroin Seizure at Attari Border
The Morning Standard
|August 06, 2025
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday denied the interim bail plea of Amritpal Singh, an accused in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which pertains to the seizure of 103 kg of heroin by the Immigration Department at the Attari border in April 2022.
The interim bail was sought on the grounds of gallbladder surgery scheduled for his wife, who is a professor. Petitioner Amritpal Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran, Punjab, was detained on December 12, 2023, at the Amritsar Airport while attempting to flee to Dubai. Earlier, a lookout corner notice was issued against him on December 7, 2023. Justice Ravinder Dudeja rejected the interim bail plea, noting the submissions of advocate Shilpa Singh, co
This story is from the August 06, 2025 edition of The Morning Standard.
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