Supreme Court Roundup August 2024
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This roundup revisits the analyses of Supreme Court’s judgments/orders on Kolkata rape and murder case; Sub-classification of SC/STs; NEET UG 2024; Patanjali Misleading Ads case; Delhi excise policy scam; Mineral Rights; and more. It also covers top stories; Never reported Judgments; Cases Reported in SCC Weekly in August; Know thy Judges.

Bombay High Court
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The Export Promotion Council of India is merely a facilitator in promoting exports of pharmaceutical products, and the RMCC is a facilitator for the Customs officials in the enhancement of security; the non-provision of the Notification by them was not a justification for the applicant’s non-compliance.

chargesheet without FSL report entitle accused to] default bail
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The matter has been placed before the Chief Justice of India for considering tagging it with Directorate of Enforcement v. Manpreet Singh Talwar [SLP(Crl.) No.5724 of 2023], wherein similar question is still pending before a three-Judge Bench of the Court.

Non-compliance of section 50 of NDPS Act
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The petitioner relied upon S.K. Raju v. State of West Bengal, (2018) 9 SCC 708 which had observed that wherever the search of a person takes place, the requirement of mandatory compliance of Section 50 of NDPS was attracted, irrespective of whether the contraband was recovered from the body of the person or not.

Delhi High Court
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The Delhi High Court upheld the judgment passed by the Special Judge granting bail to a Spanish National as he was not given the opportunity of a translator or an interpreter and his refusal to get a search conducted before a Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate was vitiated on account of his part understanding or misunderstanding of the questions put to him.

Delhi High Court
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The present petition is filed by a doctor, an ophthalmologist due to the unavailability of any procedural provision or mechanism for the registration / receipt of a complaint regarding cognizable offences declared under the NDPS Act with the Narcotics Control Bureau

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Punjab and Haryana High Court granting bail to the petitioner emphasised that the NDPS cases can only survive in case the prosecution is able to establish that the article recovered is indeed a contraband and which can only be established on the basis of its chemical examination, which is normally done through FSL.