https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458321 Under the NDPS Act, prolonged pre-trial incarceration can justify bail despite the restrictive conditions of Section 37 when trial is unlikely to conclude soon. The Court treated Article 21's guarantee of personal liberty and the right to a speedy trial as especially significant where the accused had remained in custody for more than twelve years and many prosecution witnesses had already been examined. On those facts, continued detention was found unjustified, and bail was granted by setting aside the order refusing relief. en-us Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 22 Oct 2024 10:12:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458321 Under the NDPS Act, prolonged pre-trial incarceration can justify bail despite the restrictive conditions of Section 37 when trial is unlikely to conclude soon. The Court treated Article 21's guarantee of personal liberty and the right to a speedy trial as especially significant where the accused had remained in custody for more than twelve years and many prosecution witnesses had already been examined. On those facts, continued detention was found unjustified, and bail was granted by setting aside the order refusing relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=458321