Allahabad HC Denies Anticipatory Bail to Man in Codeine Syrup Racket

• The Allahabad High Court has denied anticipatory bail to Lakshya Yadav, accused in a codeine-based cough syrup racket.
• A case was registered against Yadav in Varanasi for allegedly trafficking codeine-based cough syrup.
• Justice Jitendra Kumar Sinha denied the anticipatory bail application.
• Yadav had previously been denied anticipatory bail by a Varanasi court.
• Police investigations have revealed a network of "super stockists" involved in the illegal trade of codeine-laced syrup.

Why It Matters: Allahabad HC rejected anticipatory bail for Lakshya Yadav, implicated in a codeine syrup trafficking racket.