Madras HC orders three cops to pay ₹10 lakh for fabricating evidence in NDPS case; directs DGP inquiry for false testimony and unfair investigation.
Read Full ArticleSC: Special Courts under NDPS Act retain power to release seized vehicles; 2022 Rules can’t override statutory jurisdiction of Special Courts.
Punjab & Haryana HC denies anticipatory bail in cross-border drone drug smuggling case, citing rising drone threats to national security and youth.
Delhi HC denies bail to Afghan national caught smuggling 905g heroin in stomach, citing NDPS twin tests, flight risk & societal threat.
J&K High Court denies bail in narco-terror case, citing links to Pakistan-based terrorist and stringent conditions under UA(P) and NDPS Acts.
Punjab & Haryana HC grants bail in NDPS case citing prosecution’s delay, stressing right to speedy trial despite serious drug trafficking charges.
Chhattisgarh HC dismisses PIL seeking industrial hemp cultivation, calling it misuse of judicial process and outside the court’s policy jurisdiction.
Andhra Pradesh High Court rules that ‘ganja’ under NDPS Act includes only flowering tops, not seeds or leaves; grants bail citing improper seizure.
Calcutta HC grants bail in NDPS case citing constitutional violations, directs action against judges for failing to provide legal aid to unrepresented accused.
SC rules accused can’t claim narco test as a right; involuntary tests violate Articles 20(3) & 21, can’t be sole basis for conviction.
Kerala High Court rules arrests without informing grounds violate Article 22(1), orders release of two accused, cites Supreme Court precedents.
SC orders release of seized vehicle in NDPS case, reduces surety bond from ₹6 lakh to ₹2.1 lakh, citing owner’s discharge and trial delay.
Punjab & Haryana HC awards Rs 3 lakh to a convict detained 9 months beyond sentence, slams systemic inequality and state negligence in prison oversight.
J&K High Court rules that individual contraband recovery must be assessed separately for bail, even if accused were traveling together.
SC overturns Allahabad HC's order granting ₹5 lakh compensation for wrongful confinement in NDPS case, ruling bail jurisdiction can't be used for such relief. Read more on the verdict.
Kerala High Court rules that a melpattam right grants only usufructuary benefits from trees and creates no ownership or transferable interest in land.
11 November, 2025 02:29 PM
Supreme Court issues notice to Centre on plea seeking recognition of haemophilia as a disability under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016.
11 November, 2025 02:16 PM
Madras HC asks Centre to explain exclusion of transgender persons from adoption under CARA Guidelines despite Transgender Rights Act, 2019.
11 November, 2025 04:43 PM
Sergio Gor sworn in as U.S. Ambassador to India; dual role as Special Envoy underscores stronger Indo-Pacific and bilateral strategic focus.
11 November, 2025 12:28 PM
David Szalay wins the 2025 Booker Prize for Flesh, becoming the first Hungarian-British author to receive the prestigious literary award.
11 November, 2025 03:11 PM
India repatriated 197 citizens from Myanmar’s cybercrime hub via Thailand, marking a major diplomatic effort to combat trafficking and online fraud.
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