https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462059 Bail in a prosecution for commercial quantity narcotic drugs requires mandatory satisfaction of the NDPS twin conditions: reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and is not likely to commit an offence while on bail. That statutory rigour cannot be bypassed on humanitarian considerations such as prior grant of bail on a different basis, so the bail order was set aside and custody restored in accordance with law. At the same time, where the accused is HIV positive, the criminal trial must be taken up and disposed of on a priority basis, and the trial court was directed to expedite the proceedings. en-us Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 May 2025 19:00:55 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462059 Bail in a prosecution for commercial quantity narcotic drugs requires mandatory satisfaction of the NDPS twin conditions: reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty and is not likely to commit an offence while on bail. That statutory rigour cannot be bypassed on humanitarian considerations such as prior grant of bail on a different basis, so the bail order was set aside and custody restored in accordance with law. At the same time, where the accused is HIV positive, the criminal trial must be taken up and disposed of on a priority basis, and the trial court was directed to expedite the proceedings. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 16 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462059