News Supreme Court Clarifies That Special Courts Retain Full Power To Grant Interim Custody — ‘Rules Cannot Override the Parent Statute’: Vehicle Seized in NDPS Case Ordered to Be Released RawlawNovember 7, 20256 min read
News Kerala High Court: “Period on Interim Bail Cannot Be Counted Towards Statutory Custody” — Court Clarifies Scope of Section 187(3) BNSS and Default Bail Rights under NDPS Act RawlawOctober 29, 20258 min read
News Bombay High Court Denies Bail in NDPS Case: “Personal Liberty Must Yield to Public Interest in Drug Trafficking Offences” The public interest in combating narcotics prevails over individual liberty under Article 21 RawlawOctober 19, 20256 min read
News Kerala High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case — “Prosecution Must Prove Conscious Possession Beyond Reasonable Doubt” RawlawOctober 19, 20257 min read
News Delhi High Court: “Suspension of Sentence Is the Exception, Not the Rule” — Bail Denied to NDPS Convict Possessing 25 Kg of Ganja; Court Reiterates That Seriousness of Offence and Fair Chance of Acquittal Must Guide Discretion RawlawOctober 10, 20257 min read
News Kerala High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case: “Failure to Prove Compliance with Section 50 and Unexplained Delay in Forwarding Samples Fatal to Prosecution” — Court Reaffirms Mandatory Safeguards Under NDPS Act RawlawOctober 6, 20257 min read
News Calcutta High Court Stresses “Prima Facie Credible Allegations” While Denying Bail in NDPS Offence — Strict Compliance with Procedural Safeguards and Recovery Evidence Considered Crucial RawlawAugust 14, 20255 min read
News Supreme Court: “Quantity of Contraband is a Relevant Factor”—Court Upholds 12-Year Sentence Under NDPS Despite High Court’s Misreading of Section 32-B RawlawAugust 3, 20255 min read
News Kerala High Court Grants Bail in NDPS Commercial Quantity Cases Due to Illegal Arrests, Holds “Failure to Communicate Grounds for Arrest Vitiates Detention Despite Section 37 NDPS Restrictions” While Balancing Article 21 and 22 Rights RawlawJuly 6, 20254 min read
News Himachal Pradesh High Court Grants Bail to Gagan Thakur and Vijay Kumar in Narcotics and Organised Crime Case, Holding Co-Accused Statements and Financial Transactions Insufficient to Deny Bail Under NDPS and BNS Framework RawlawJuly 6, 20254 min read