NDPSAct Archives

‘Ganja’ under NDPS Act excludes seeds and leaves: Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail in 32 kg seizure case

A case was registered against the petitioners and others for the offence punishable under Sections 20(b)(ii)(C), 25 read with Section 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

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Delhi High Court grants anticipatory bail in NDPS Case due to absence of nexus between accused and drug recovery

The Courts should exercise restraint in the grant of pre-arrest bail in NDPS cases, however, in the absence of any direct recovery from the applicants and considering that the investigation is already complete, no purpose would be served by subjecting the applicants to incarceration.

Case Briefs High Courts

Calcutta High Court denies bail under NDPS Act but emphasizes interim bail as a safeguard against prolonged pre-trial detention

Although interim bail is granted due to exigency or humanitarian or compassionate ground but in NDPS cases Courts may exercise that discretion in the event the Court is of the view that trial cannot be completed within a short period.

Case Briefs High Courts

Surety can only be waived if circumstances so warrant; Delhi High Court modifies bail conditions for Nigerian Nationals charged under NDPS Act

Any waiver of a bail condition must not compromise the one most important legal requirement that a prisoner must make himself available for trial and for compliance with a sentence imposed.