https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312875 Prolonged pre-trial custody can justify regular bail under the NDPS Act where the trial is likely to take time. The Court found it unnecessary, at the bail stage, to decide whether the recovered substance was a commercial quantity or whether codeine phosphate amounted to a manufactured drug or narcotic substance. Bail was granted without expressing any opinion on the merits of the prosecution case, subject to the petitioner furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Special Judge or concerned Trial Court. en-us Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:43:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312875 Prolonged pre-trial custody can justify regular bail under the NDPS Act where the trial is likely to take time. The Court found it unnecessary, at the bail stage, to decide whether the recovered substance was a commercial quantity or whether codeine phosphate amounted to a manufactured drug or narcotic substance. Bail was granted without expressing any opinion on the merits of the prosecution case, subject to the petitioner furnishing bail bonds to the satisfaction of the Special Judge or concerned Trial Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 22 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312875