The Supreme Court has granted bail to one of the accused, S Tiwari, a resident of Kolkata, who was arrested in 2017 by the Gujarat Narcotics Bureau near Porbandar sea in Gujarat for allegedly possessing 1,445 kilograms of banned narcotic substances.A two-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice L Nageshwar Rao and also comprising Justice Deepak Gupta, recently granted bail to Tiwari."We direct that the appellant, S Tiwari, be released on bail upon furnishing a bail bond in the sum of Rs 10 lakhs, with two sureties of the like amount to the satisfaction of the Special Judge, NDPS, Court at Porbandar," the top court said in its order."The appellant (Tiwari), shall deposit his passport, if any, with the court. He shall either stay in Porbandar or Kolkata. He shall not go to any other place. He shall give his cellphone number to the police authorities and shall not change his cellphone number without permission of the trial court," the apex court said while granting bail to the ...
