https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400319 Suspension of sentence in commercial-quantity NDPS matters is governed by the stringent conditions requiring reasonable grounds to believe that the appellant is not guilty and is unlikely to reoffend. "Reasonable grounds" require substantial probable cause, not merely a prima facie view. Where conspiracy is established only against co-accused, the appellant was engaged as a driver shortly before the incident, and a retracted disclosure statement lacks independent corroboration, those factors may support a limited finding that conscious possession is not established at the interlocutory stage. Long incarceration may also be relevant to suspension pending appeal. en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 May 2021 11:42:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400319 Suspension of sentence in commercial-quantity NDPS matters is governed by the stringent conditions requiring reasonable grounds to believe that the appellant is not guilty and is unlikely to reoffend. "Reasonable grounds" require substantial probable cause, not merely a prima facie view. Where conspiracy is established only against co-accused, the appellant was engaged as a driver shortly before the incident, and a retracted disclosure statement lacks independent corroboration, those factors may support a limited finding that conscious possession is not established at the interlocutory stage. Long incarceration may also be relevant to suspension pending appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 23 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=400319