https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83096 A technical breach of the reporting requirement under narcotic law does not by itself entitle an accused to bail where no prejudice is shown and the statutory bail restriction remains applicable. The Madras HC noted that the reporting obligation is mandatory in character, but non-compliance that is only technical cannot override the stricter bail regime for narcotic offences. Because voluntary confessions and other substantial incriminating material were available against the accused, the Court held that release was not justified under the statutory limitation and rejected the bail petition. en-us Wed, 02 Mar 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83096 A technical breach of the reporting requirement under narcotic law does not by itself entitle an accused to bail where no prejudice is shown and the statutory bail restriction remains applicable. The Madras HC noted that the reporting obligation is mandatory in character, but non-compliance that is only technical cannot override the stricter bail regime for narcotic offences. Because voluntary confessions and other substantial incriminating material were available against the accused, the Court held that release was not justified under the statutory limitation and rejected the bail petition. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 02 Mar 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=83096