Goa court denies bail to Odisha man held with 2.8 kg ganja
Additional Sessions Judge Sudhir S. Shirgaonkar in Colva, Goa, refused bail to a 29-year-old Odisha native that the Konkan Railway Police arrested on 24 October 2026 with 2.8 kg of suspected ganja valued at about Rs 2.8 lakh. The court said drug cases must be weighed on public health and on the money flowing through the illegal trade.
Additional Sessions Judge Sudhir S. Shirgaonkar in Colva, Goa, denied bail to a
29-year-old Odisha native arrested by the Konkan Railway Police.[1][2]Police
arrested the man, Deepak Ray, on 24 October 2026.[1][2]He was accused of
possessing 2.8kg of suspected ganja, a term used in India for cannabis.[1][2]The
Times of India said police valued the substance at approximately Rs 2.8 lakh.[1][2]
Judge Shirgaonkar observed that narcotic substances adversely affect the health
and well-being of consumers and have long-lasting repercussions on their
families and, ultimately, on society at large.[1][2]The court noted that the
circulation of prohibited substances is driven by monetary gains.[1][2]It held
that cases involving narcotic substances must therefore be examined from two
perspectives: the impact on public health and the flow of money generated
through the illegal drug trade.[1][2]
Case data
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The court of the Special Judge in Kangra, at Dharamshala, denied regular bail to a 19-year-old woman arrested with 1.006 kg of charas from an HRTC bus near Nurpur in June 2026. The court held the quantity was commercial and that the twin conditions of Section 37 of the NDPS Act were not met, despite her age, clean record and the completed investigation.
A Kathua court granted conditional bail to Sahil Verma and Mukesh Kumar, who were arrested in June 2026 with a bag of charas in Lakhanpur. Additional Sessions Judge Praveen Pandoh held that excluding packaging the drug weighed under one kilogram, placing it below the commercial threshold under the NDPS Act.
A special NDPS court in Deoria granted bail to Vishal Kumar, one of two men caught with 5.642 kg of ganja at Deoria railway station. The court cited the absence of independent witnesses and that the quantity was below the commercial limit.
A Narnaul court granted regular bail to Karamvir, a co-accused in a City Kanina case in which police found 2.06 kg of ganja in a Swift car's boot and 17.04 g of smack on two occupants. He was arrested later on their disclosures, nothing was recovered from him, and he was ordered released on a Rs 50,000 bond and surety.