Ali had approached the High Court seeking regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, in FIR No. Opposing the bail application, Deputy Advocate General Pawan Dev Singh argued that Ali stood on a different footing from Akram. According to the prosecution, Ali was the source and supplier of the contraband and had himself admitted to being a drug peddler. He has also been restrained from leaving Jammu district without prior permission of the trial court and directed not to influence witnesses or tamper with evidence. He must appear before the trial court on every date of hearing unless exempted, surrender his passport, if any, and refrain from similar activity during the pendency of the trial.