Prudeta
Prudeta
2026 INSC 411
📌 Paras 2-3
The respondent was apprehended during a vehicle check with 1.465 kilograms of heroin, an amount classified as a "commercial quantity" under the NDPS Act. Charges were framed under Sections 21(c) and 29 of the NDPS Act. The respondent had previously filed a bail application which was dismissed as withdrawn, before filing the present petition.
📌 Para 6
Whether the High Court, in granting bail for an offence involving commercial quantity under the NDPS Act, had correctly applied the mandatory twin conditions stipulated in Section 37(1)(b)(ii) of the Act, or if these conditions could be diluted in light of the right to speedy trial.
📌 Paras 5, 7-10
The Supreme Court held that the rigors o
The bench further analyzed the constitutional validity of the impugned provisions and discussed the interpretation of Articles 14 and 21 in light of recent precedents...
Citing the ratio in prior decisions, the court held that the legislative intent was to ensure...
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