https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287161 Pseudoephedrine was treated as a controlled substance, not a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, so the rigour of Section 37 did not apply. On that basis, the Court found the statutory bar on bail inapplicable and considered the petitioner's long custody since 15 December 2011, along with comparable bail orders in similar controlled-substance matters, as supporting release. The earlier bail refusal in Rizwan Ahmad was not treated as a , because the later view was noted as contrary to the explicit language of Section 37 and per incuriam. Bail was granted. en-us Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 20:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287161 Pseudoephedrine was treated as a controlled substance, not a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance under the NDPS Act, so the rigour of Section 37 did not apply. On that basis, the Court found the statutory bar on bail inapplicable and considered the petitioner's long custody since 15 December 2011, along with comparable bail orders in similar controlled-substance matters, as supporting release. The earlier bail refusal in Rizwan Ahmad was not treated as a , because the later view was noted as contrary to the explicit language of Section 37 and per incuriam. Bail was granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Nov 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=287161