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Punjab & Haryana High Court Holds Arrest Illegal for Violating Constitutional Safeguards in NDPS Case

The Punjab & Haryana High Court has held that an arrest made in an NDPS case became illegal because mandatory constitutional safeguards were not followed. Justice Surya Partap Singh ruled…

Kerala High Court Grants Bail in NDPS Case Citing Non-Compliance with Section 50 – Rigour of Section 37 Not Attracted

The Kerala High Court has granted regular bail to an accused charged under Section 22(c) of the NDPS Act for possession of 52.45 grams of MDMA, holding that the search…

Rajasthan High Court Dismisses State’s Application for Cancellation of Bail Granted to a Woman Police Officer Accused in NDPS Case

In a detailed and reportable order dated 14th May 2026, the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur, presided over by Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ashok Kumar Jain, dismissed the bail cancellation application…

Supreme Court Grants Relief to Ugandan Woman Languishing in Tihar Jail Despite Bail in NDPS Case: “Article 21 Applies Even to Foreign Nationals; Financial Constraints Cannot Bar Release

24 Mar 202624 Mar 2026

The Supreme Court on Wednesday came to the rescue of a 32-year-old Ugandan woman who was granted bail by the Delhi High Court in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances…

Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in NDPS Case: Police Offer of Third Search Option Before IO Vitiates Entire Trial Under Section 50

The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the acquittal of Surat Singh in a case involving recovery of 11 kg 50 grams of charas, holding that the search conducted by the…

Supreme Court Clarifies NIA’s Authority to Investigate Linked Non-Scheduled Offences

In the case of Ankush Vipan Kapoor v. National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Supreme Court ruled that the NIA has the authority to investigate offences not listed in the schedule…

This Supreme Court case centers around the procedure for drawing and forwarding samples under NDPS Act 1985

21 Nov 202421 Nov 2024

This Supreme Court case centers around the procedure for drawing and forwarding samples under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), particularly under Section 52A, which deals…

Rhea Chakraborty’s bail application rejected by the Magistrate

11 Sep 202011 Sep 2020

Bail pleas filed by actress Rhea Chakraborty, her brother Showik Chakraborty, Sushant Singh Rajput's house-manager Samuel Miranda, Abdel Basit Parihar, and Zaid Vilatra, have been rejected by a Special Court…

No Sovereign Immunity in Cases of Fundamental Rights Violations: MP HC

A single bench comprising of Justice GS Ahluwalia of the Gwalior Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court held that the State Government cannot seek sovereign immunity as a defence in…