https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303672 Under the restrictive bail framework of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, bail may still be granted where the record does not furnish reasonable grounds to believe the accused is guilty or likely to reoffend on bail. Here, the petitioner was not shown to be in possession of any contraband, the seizure was from other accused persons, and the only connecting material was a co-accused's statement under Section 67, which was denied and remained uncorroborated. On that material, the Court found no cogent basis to deny liberty and held that bail was permissible. en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 20:31:54 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303672 Under the restrictive bail framework of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, bail may still be granted where the record does not furnish reasonable grounds to believe the accused is guilty or likely to reoffend on bail. Here, the petitioner was not shown to be in possession of any contraband, the seizure was from other accused persons, and the only connecting material was a co-accused's statement under Section 67, which was denied and remained uncorroborated. On that material, the Court found no cogent basis to deny liberty and held that bail was permissible. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=303672