Narcotics Control Bureau vs Kashif

insc-2024-1045 Supreme Court of India 20 December 2024 • CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5544 OF 2024; SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (Crl.) No.12120 OF 2024 • 37 min read

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Case Significance

Narcotics Control Bureau vs Kashif is a Supreme Court of India decision dated December 20, 2024 (citation: insc-2024-1045). The Supreme Court allowed the NCB's appeal and set aside the Delhi High Court's order granting bail to the respondent accused in an NDPS Act case involving 13,200 strips of Tramadol tablets found in a DHL parcel. The High Court had granted bail solely on the ground of belated compliance with Section 52A (inventory and sampling procedure) without considering the mandatory requirements of Section 37(1)(b). The Court remanded the bail application for fresh consideration on merits by a different The bench comprised Justices Bela M. Trivedi and Satish Chandra Sharma. The judgment was delivered by Justice Bela M. Trivedi.

Summary

The Supreme Court allowed the NCB's appeal and set aside the Delhi High Court's order granting bail to the respondent accused in an NDPS Act case involving 13,200 strips of Tramadol tablets found in a DHL parcel. The High Court had granted bail solely on the ground of belated compliance with Section 52A (inventory and sampling procedure) without considering the mandatory requirements of Section 37(1)(b). The Court remanded the bail application for fresh consideration on merits by a different bench, extending interim bail for four weeks.

What was the outcome of Narcotics Control Bureau vs Kashif?

The Supreme Court allowed the NCB's appeal and set aside the Delhi High Court's order granting bail to the respondent accused in an NDPS Act case involving 13,200 strips of Tramadol tablets found in a...

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Source: Indian Kanoon (insc-2024-1045)