https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407794 Contraband recovered from joint possession under the NDPS Act cannot be mechanically apportioned equally among accused persons to avoid the rigour of section 37; on the facts, seizure of MDMA, bank transactions, and WhatsApp chats showed a prima facie nexus, so the apportionment argument was rejected. Temporary bail may nevertheless be granted on exceptional grounds, and the Court considered the COVID-19 disruption of trial functioning sufficient to justify limited release. The applicants were therefore granted temporary bail for six months on conditions of personal bond, surety, and surrender on expiry of the period. en-us Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 21 May 2021 08:30:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407794 Contraband recovered from joint possession under the NDPS Act cannot be mechanically apportioned equally among accused persons to avoid the rigour of section 37; on the facts, seizure of MDMA, bank transactions, and WhatsApp chats showed a prima facie nexus, so the apportionment argument was rejected. Temporary bail may nevertheless be granted on exceptional grounds, and the Court considered the COVID-19 disruption of trial functioning sufficient to justify limited release. The applicants were therefore granted temporary bail for six months on conditions of personal bond, surety, and surrender on expiry of the period. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=407794