Bail Application – Regular Bail – Petitioner seeks regular bail in FIR No.197 dated 04.06.2021, under Section 17 of the NDPS Act – Petitioner in custody for over 1½ years – Allegation of false implication – Investigating officer failed to appear despite summons, bailable warrants, and warrants of arrest – Family of the petitioner in extreme hardship &ndas...
Regular Bail – Grant of Bail in NDPS Case – Petitioner Akashdeep Singh seeks regular bail in FIR No.43 for offences under Sections 22 and later Section 29 of the NDPS Act – Petitioner implicated based on co-accused's disclosure, with no recovery from petitioner – Reliance on precedents highlighting grant of bail where accused named only in co-accused’s disclosure ...
Bail – NDPS Act: Regular Bail in FIR No. 325 under Sections 22(c) of the NDPS Act – Petitioner’s bail application considered in light of prolonged incarceration and fundamental rights under Article 21. [Para 1-4]
Supreme Court Precedents: Reference to various Supreme Court judgments highlighting the importance of considering prolonged incarceration for bail under NDPS Act desp...
Bail Application – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS), 1985 – Accused seeking bail under Section 439 CrPC for offenses under NDPS Act – Petitioner has a significant criminal history – Bail considered in light of Section 37 of NDPS Act, which imposes stringent conditions for bail in cases involving commercial quantities of narcotic drugs. [Para 1-6]
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The petitioner, Nandakumar N, is the 2nd accused in Crime No.26/2021 of Excise Enforcement & Anti Narcotic Special Squad, Ernakulam. He is charged under Sections 20(b)(ii)C, 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act. The application for regular bail is submitted due to his prolonged judicial custody. [Para 2]
The prosecution argued that the petitioner was driving the vehicle in which the contrab...
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) – Incomplete Challan – Statutory Bail – Three petitions involving common question of law under NDPS Act – Seizure of Tramadol and Codeine, constituting commercial quantity – Incomplete challan due to absence of FSL report – Right to seek statutory bail after 180 days of arrest without complete chall...
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Applicability of Sections 42(1) and 42(2) – Seizure of narcotic substance from a vehicle – Whether the vehicle is a public conveyance – Compliance with Section 42 requirements – Statutory mandate of entry, search, seizure, and arrest – Significance of clear recorded statement – Non-compliance with Sect...
Bail – Delay in trials and undertrials’ prolonged incarceration – Concerns about prosecution’s conduct in criminal cases leading to trial delays and undertrials languishing in jail – Court’s attention drawn to orders highlighting such issues – State directed to enforce the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for timely appearance of prosecution witnesses &n...
Bail Application – Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Regular Bail Denied – Petitioner Somdutt Singh seeking regular bail for offenses under NDPS Act, involved in commercial quantity psychotropic substance trafficking – Bail denied due to substantial evidence against the petitioner including recoveries at his instance and WhatsApp chats linking...
Context of Bail Applications – Bail sought in Case No. VIII/13,13A/DZU/2020 under NDPS Act for possession of psychotropic substances – Applications of Kashmir @ Mausam and Somdutt Singh @ Shivam heard together due to common FIR. [Para 1]
Case History and Arrest Details – Kashmir @ Mausam in custody since October 30, 2020, and Somdutt Singh @ Shivam since April 15, 20...