https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305144 Bail under the NDPS Act remains subject to Section 37's twin conditions when sought on merits, but a claim based on prolonged, unexplained trial delay stands on a separate constitutional footing. The right to personal liberty and speedy trial under Articles 14 and 21 cannot be confined to a selective remedy, and the directions in Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee, as extended, apply to similarly placed undertrials. Those directions are not displaced by Section 436A CrPC. As no special feature showed delay attributable to the accused, bail was found available on the ground of inordinate delay in trial despite Section 37. en-us Fri, 27 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Nov 2022 20:28:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305144 Bail under the NDPS Act remains subject to Section 37's twin conditions when sought on merits, but a claim based on prolonged, unexplained trial delay stands on a separate constitutional footing. The right to personal liberty and speedy trial under Articles 14 and 21 cannot be confined to a selective remedy, and the directions in Supreme Court Legal Aid Committee, as extended, apply to similarly placed undertrials. Those directions are not displaced by Section 436A CrPC. As no special feature showed delay attributable to the accused, bail was found available on the ground of inordinate delay in trial despite Section 37. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=305144