Summary:
Being a foreign national cannot be the grounds to deny bail, the special Narcotic Control and Psychotropic Substance Act (NDPS) court said earlier this week. The agency found the accused allegedly in possession with six kilos of the same contraband. The prosecution, however, opposed the bail stating that the accused might abscond if granted bail. "All the witnesses in the case are public servants, thus the question of accused tampering with the witnesses does not arise. The conclusion of the trial would take its time and it is not desirable to keep the accused behind bars for so long..