https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458130 In NDPS bail matters, Section 50 compliance remains a mandatory safeguard, and the search notice must clearly inform the person searched of the right to be taken before the nearest Gazetted Officer or Magistrate. A notice that omits the nearest-officer requirement does not fully convey the statutory protection. For bail purposes, the court may examine this compliance issue to see whether the Section 37 bar is attracted. On the stated facts, the notice was treated as defective, the non-compliance was considered a substantial ground at the bail stage, and bail was granted. en-us Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Oct 2024 10:46:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458130 In NDPS bail matters, Section 50 compliance remains a mandatory safeguard, and the search notice must clearly inform the person searched of the right to be taken before the nearest Gazetted Officer or Magistrate. A notice that omits the nearest-officer requirement does not fully convey the statutory protection. For bail purposes, the court may examine this compliance issue to see whether the Section 37 bar is attracted. On the stated facts, the notice was treated as defective, the non-compliance was considered a substantial ground at the bail stage, and bail was granted. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458130