Contraband Archives

[NDPS] Delhi Court grants bail to accused of drug trafficking of Methamphetamine from Mexico to Australia

Delhi Court observed that in the absence of any evidence to link the accused persons with contraband recovered in Australia, the bar of section 37 NDPS Act stands lifted.

Case Briefs High Courts

Drug Peddlers must be dealt firmly and sternly; Punjab and Haryana High Court cancels bail granted to the accused

Punjab and Haryana High Court: While deciding the instant appeal, preferred by the appellant against the order of Additional Sessions Judge for

Case Briefs High Courts

Bombay High Court grants bail to Nigerian national who spent 2 years in jail on NDPS charges due to a typing error in forensic report; asks State to come up with compensation proposal

Bombay High Court: Bharati Dangre, J. directed to release a Nigerian National on bail who was arrested in 2020 under the Narcotic

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC| Violation of mandatory provision of Section 42 of the NDPS Act entitles accused to bail even if the recovery is of commercial quantity of contraband

Punajb and Haryana High Court: In a petition filed under section 439 CrPC for grant of regular bail under Sections 22, 25,

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Guj HC | No Conscious possession; Court upholds acquittal under NDPS Act

Gujarat High Court: The Division Bench of S.H. Vora and Sandeep N. Bhatt, JJ., dismissed an application for special leave to appeal

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Tri HC | Tests provided under S.37(1)(ii) of the NDPS Act should qualify in order to seek bail; Court rejects application

Tripura High Court: S.G. Chattopadhyay, J., rejected a bail application which was filed for releasing the accused on bail who had been

Case Briefs High Courts

4 years as undertrial, 2 witnesses examined out of 14, no probability of trial to be concluded in near future: Whether Del HC will grant bail to accused under S. 37(b)(ii) of NDPS Act? Read

Delhi High Court: Chandra Dhari Singh, J., granted bail to an accused on being satisfied with “reasonable grounds” as per Section 37

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S. 37 of the NDPS Act mandates a more stricter approach than an application for bail sans the NDPS Act: Cal HC

Calcutta High Court: The Division Bench of Bibhas Ranjan De and Debangsu Basak, JJ., while addressing a bail application in a case

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Mixing of contraband substance by police officials while sending for examination. Is it against the procedure?: Dwarka Courts consider while allowing bail applications

Dwarka Courts, New Delhi: Deepak Wason, Special Judge (NDPS)five applications under Section 439 CrPC for grant of bail. Counsels for the accused

Case Briefs High Courts

P&H HC | Challan filled without FSL report is not a complete challan under NDPS Act; HC grants bail to the man in alleged possession of 1.6 kg ganja

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Anupinder Singh Grewal, J., granted bail to the person accused of carrying 1.6 kg of ganja on

Case Briefs High Courts

Telangana HC | Accused under NDPS Act granted bail in view of peculiar situation of COVID-19 Pandemic

Telangana High Court: G Sri Devi, J. addressed a petition filed under Sections 437 and 439 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 to

Case Briefs High Courts

HP HC | Bail for offence under NDPS Act rejected where balance of convenience not in favour of accused

Himachal Pradesh High Court: Vivek Singh Thakur, J. rejected bail and dismissed the petition. The facts of the case are that, the

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Representative sample of seized contraband can be drawn out only after contents of each package have been subjected to colour test by U.N. drug testing kit

Rajasthan High Court: Vijay Bishnoi J. allowed bail application filed by persons who were arrested for illegal possession of poppy straw; on

Case Briefs Foreign Courts

Pak SC | No consequential impact of examining merits of a narcotics case when contraband destroyed, and accused not within the Court’s jurisdiction

Pakistan Supreme Court: A Full Bench comprising of Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed, JJ. dismissed

Case Briefs High Courts

Unexplained delay in sending contraband articles to the Court: A fit case for giving the accused benefit of doubt

Kerala High Court: A Single Judge Bench of Annie John, J., allowed an appeal filed against the order of the trial court

Case Briefs High Courts

Convict under Section 21(c) NDPS Act acquitted in light of doubtful link evidence of depositing recovered case property

Delhi High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Mukta Gupta, J. allowed an appeal filed against the order of the trial

Case Briefs High Courts

Trial Court empowered to summon material prosecution witness even at stage of defence evidence; order passed under Section 311 CrPC upheld

Punjab and Haryana High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of Surinder Gupta, J. dismissed an appeal filed against order of the