https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172661 Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes mandatory and cumulative restrictions on bail in specified offences, operating in addition to the general bail power under the CrPC. Before granting bail, the court must hear the Public Prosecutor and 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. At the bail stage, however, the court is not required to record a final finding of innocence, only to assess whether the statutory threshold is met. An order granting suspension of sentence and bail without addressing these twin conditions is unsustainable. en-us Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:53:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172661 Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes mandatory and cumulative restrictions on bail in specified offences, operating in addition to the general bail power under the CrPC. Before granting bail, the court must hear the Public Prosecutor and 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. At the bail stage, however, the court is not required to record a final finding of innocence, only to assess whether the statutory threshold is met. An order granting suspension of sentence and bail without addressing these twin conditions is unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172661