https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425316 Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes a strict bail threshold in commercial quantity cases: where the Public Prosecutor opposes bail, the Court must be satisfied on credible material that the accused is not guilty and is unlikely to reoffend, and a mere prima facie view is insufficient. Section 67 confessional statements cannot be treated as substantive evidence at trial, but they may not displace other material at the bail stage. Here, the surrounding circumstantial evidence and recovery linked to the alleged trafficking chain were sufficient to defeat continued bail, and the order granting post-arrest bail was held unsustainable. en-us Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425316 Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes a strict bail threshold in commercial quantity cases: where the Public Prosecutor opposes bail, the Court must be satisfied on credible material that the accused is not guilty and is unlikely to reoffend, and a mere prima facie view is insufficient. Section 67 confessional statements cannot be treated as substantive evidence at trial, but they may not displace other material at the bail stage. Here, the surrounding circumstantial evidence and recovery linked to the alleged trafficking chain were sufficient to defeat continued bail, and the order granting post-arrest bail was held unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=425316