https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313581 Where the alleged recovery was of intermediate and not commercial quantity, the stringent conditions of Section 37 of the NDPS Act did not apply, so bail had to be examined on ordinary principles. The Court reiterated that bail is the rule and pre-trial custody is not to operate as punishment. Since the challan had already been filed, no further recovery remained, and there was no material showing antecedents, tampering risk, or threat to the investigation, continued detention was not justified. Bail was granted subject to conditions. en-us Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:41:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313581 Where the alleged recovery was of intermediate and not commercial quantity, the stringent conditions of Section 37 of the NDPS Act did not apply, so bail had to be examined on ordinary principles. The Court reiterated that bail is the rule and pre-trial custody is not to operate as punishment. Since the challan had already been filed, no further recovery remained, and there was no material showing antecedents, tampering risk, or threat to the investigation, continued detention was not justified. Bail was granted subject to conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=313581