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"NDPS" Digest

Criminal Law - Bail - Regular bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. - Grant of - Petitioner arrested in a case registered under Sections 22/61/85 of the NDPS Act, 1985 - Petitioner alleged to be transporting contraband substance - Petitioner's counsel contended that the bottles were being transported between licensed seller and purchaser with valid documentation - Petitioner a first-time offender and...

Bail Petition for NDPS Act Offense - Nirmal Kaur's petition for regular bail in FIR No.177 dated 07.07.2021 under Sections 21 and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985, registered at Police Station Division No.6, Ludhiana - Allegations of selling intoxicant powder and recovery of Alprazolam tablets and intoxicant powder from petitioner and her son [Paras 1-2]. Contention of False Implication - Petitione...

Rejection of Default Bail by High Court – Appellant aggrieved by the rejection of default bail in connection with FIR.No.152/2022 for alleged possession of 340 gms of smack (morphine) – High Court’s decision based on incomplete charge-sheet filed without FSL/Chemical examiner report. [Para 2]   Consideration for Regular Bail – Supreme Court declined to entertain ...

Criminal Law - NDPS - Appeals from Gujarat High Court's confirmation of convictions for possession and trafficking of heroin under NDPS Act, specifically scrutinizing procedural compliance and reliability of evidence - Appeals arise from a common judgment rejecting appellants' claims of statutory non-compliance and challenging evidence integrity - Appellant Anwarkhan's conviction uphel...

NDPS  - Bail - Arrest and Charges – Petitioner arrested under Sections 21, 22, 29 of the NDPS Act for allegedly directing the procurement of drugs and possession of drug money – No criminal antecedents apart from an unrelated pending case under Section 379 IPC. [Para 1-2, 8] Bail Plea and State's Opposition – Petitioner seeks bail, citing no objection to stringent con...

Regular Bail – NDPS Act – Denial of regular bail in case involving the recovery of ganja – Petitioner involved in illegal sale of ganja, caught in the act of filling pouches with ganja – Recovery of 30 Kg ganja and 1384 empty pouches from the petitioner – Bail denied due to the gravity of the offence and petitioner's criminal history in NDPS-related cases. [Para 1...

  Bail Application – NDPS Act – Petitioner seeking bail under Section 439 CrPC for alleged violation of NDPS Act – Commercial quantity of contraband involved – Previous criminal history considered. [Para 1-4, 7-8]   Judicial Discretion in Bail – Criminal History Relevance – Criminal history to include only cases with convictions or pending FIR...

Bail and Surety Bond Forfeiture – Unwarranted Issuance of Non-Bailable Warrants – The trial court's mechanical issuance of non-bailable warrants against the appellant, Major Singh, on account of his single absence on 20.12.2022, challenged – Petitioner contends violation of procedure prescribed under CrPC Sections 73, 82, and 446. [Paras 3, 6-7, 9, 13, 27, 29-30]   ...

Criminal Appeal – Regular Bail in NDPS Act Case – Petitioner seeking regular bail for possession of marginally higher than commercial quantity of narcotic substance (Alprazolam) – Arrested and previously granted interim bail but later declared a proclaimed offender – Re-arrested and incarcerated for over 7 months. [Para 1, 2, 6]   Bail Principles – Bail as ...

NDPS – Bail - Conspiracy and Possession of Contraband – Petitioners accused in connection with seizure of 728.42 grams of MDMA from the first accused – Alleged conspiracy among five accused, including financial transactions with an African nation for procuring the contraband. [Paras 2-3]   Arguments by Petitioners’ Counsel – Claim of innocence and false imp...