https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770291 Prolonged incarceration and an inordinately delayed NDPS trial can outweigh the Section 37 bail restriction where the accused has not misused earlier interim liberty and the trial is unlikely to conclude soon. The Delhi HC noted that the petitioner had been in custody since August 2015, only 17 of 53 prosecution witnesses had been examined over about nine years, and further delay was likely. On those facts, the Court concluded that the petitioner was entitled to regular bail notwithstanding the statutory rigours of the NDPS Act. en-us Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 09 May 2025 09:12:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770291 Prolonged incarceration and an inordinately delayed NDPS trial can outweigh the Section 37 bail restriction where the accused has not misused earlier interim liberty and the trial is unlikely to conclude soon. The Delhi HC noted that the petitioner had been in custody since August 2015, only 17 of 53 prosecution witnesses had been examined over about nine years, and further delay was likely. On those facts, the Court concluded that the petitioner was entitled to regular bail notwithstanding the statutory rigours of the NDPS Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=770291