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Jharkhand High Court Sets Aside Acquittal in NDPS Case — “When Independent Witnesses Turn Hostile, Court Must Examine Evidence in Light of Totality”

Court’s Decision The Jharkhand High Court allowed the State’s appeal, setting aside the acquittal recorded by the trial court in a prosecution under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,…

Rawlaw August 16, 2025

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Delhi High Court Grants Regular Bail in NDPS Case, Emphasising Lack of Concrete Evidence of Conspiracy — “Investigative skills must yield reliable material before curtailing liberty”

Court’s Decision The Delhi High Court granted regular bail to the accused, who was earlier on interim bail, in a case under Sections 20, 23, and 29 of the NDPS…

Rawlaw August 12, 2025

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Kerala High Court Grants Statutory Bail in NDPS Case, Holds Section 10 of General Clauses Act Inapplicable to Section 187(3) BNSS When Final Report Is Filed After 180-Day Limit Due to Holiday” Filing the final report after the 180th day, even if the day is a holiday, cannot deprive an accused of the right to statutory bail”

Court’s Decision The Kerala High Court granted statutory bail to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), on the ground that the final report…

Rawlaw July 25, 2025

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Tripura High Court Denies Pre-Arrest Bail to Accused in 14,400 Phensedyl Bottles NDPS Case Citing Non-Cooperation, Criminal Antecedents and Twin Conditions Under NDPS Act: “No Scope for Granting Concession of Bail in Such Serious Offences”

Court’s Decision: The Tripura High Court dismissed the pre-arrest bail application of the accused in a narcotics case involving the seizure of 14,400 bottles of Phensedyl, citing: His failure to…

Rawlaw July 1, 2025