The High Court ultimately denied bail to the accused man, one Vijay Philip (petitioner), whose name and contact details were mentioned on the parcel containing the drugs.
Pertinently, the Court took serious note of how the accused was allegedly able to procure the drugs discreetly with the use of mobile applications.
The judge found that the accused was apparently able to use modern technological advancements to ensure that his transactions remained untraced.
“The dependence of the petitioner upon the Apps that enabled him to have transactions without any trace and silence maintained by him as to the purposes of such transactions is one of the crucial circumstances … it can be seen that new methods are seen devised as an attempt to defeat the process of law by making use of advanced technology, and if such attempts are not nipped in the bud, the purpose behind the stringent provisions of the NDPS Act, would get defeated,“ the Court said.
Sean Hocking
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