https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406810 For offences confined to controlled substances under the NDPS Act, the rigour of Section 37 did not apply where recovery was of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride treated as a controlled substance under Section 2(viid), not as a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. The Court noted that the concepts of small quantity and commercial quantity were inapplicable on these facts, and it also considered the petitioner's long custody and the stage of trial. Foreign nationality alone was held insufficient to deny bail where release was otherwise warranted. Bail was granted on furnishing bail and surety bonds, subject to conditions. en-us Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 23 Apr 2021 21:04:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406810 For offences confined to controlled substances under the NDPS Act, the rigour of Section 37 did not apply where recovery was of pseudoephedrine hydrochloride treated as a controlled substance under Section 2(viid), not as a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. The Court noted that the concepts of small quantity and commercial quantity were inapplicable on these facts, and it also considered the petitioner's long custody and the stage of trial. Foreign nationality alone was held insufficient to deny bail where release was otherwise warranted. Bail was granted on furnishing bail and surety bonds, subject to conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 20 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406810