Punjab & Haryana HC denies anticipatory bail in cross-border drone drug smuggling case, citing rising drone threats to national security and youth.
Read Full ArticleDelhi 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.
Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh HC rules that Section 27 statements can’t be treated as confessions or prove knowledge in NDPS cases, granting bail to the accused.
Kerala HC rules BNSS Section 479 applies retrospectively only to undertrial prisoners, denying its benefit to convicted inmates. Read key case details here.