https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172659 Section 37 of the NDPS Act applies to offences punishable with imprisonment of five years or more, including possession of ganja under Section 20(b)(i). The provision operates notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and imposes additional bail conditions: the prosecution must be heard, and the court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and is not likely to commit an offence while on bail. The statutory scheme and object of curbing illicit trafficking support a strict construction, so bail cannot be granted without meeting these twin conditions. en-us Fri, 02 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Jan 2017 13:23:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172659 Section 37 of the NDPS Act applies to offences punishable with imprisonment of five years or more, including possession of ganja under Section 20(b)(i). The provision operates notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and imposes additional bail conditions: the prosecution must be heard, and the court must be satisfied that there are reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and is not likely to commit an offence while on bail. The statutory scheme and object of curbing illicit trafficking support a strict construction, so bail cannot be granted without meeting these twin conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 Feb 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172659