https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464206 Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes a stringent bail restriction, but not an absolute bar, and the Court must reach tentative satisfaction on legally admissible material that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accused is not guilty. The text also stresses that compliance with the search and seizure safeguards in sections 42(2) and 50, including informing the person to be searched of the section 50 right, directly affects that satisfaction. These safeguards are treated as protections of personal liberty under Article 21, so non-compliance can materially support release on bail. en-us Tue, 06 Feb 1990 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Oct 2025 14:54:06 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464206 Section 37 of the NDPS Act imposes a stringent bail restriction, but not an absolute bar, and the Court must reach tentative satisfaction on legally admissible material that there are reasonable grounds for believing the accused is not guilty. The text also stresses that compliance with the search and seizure safeguards in sections 42(2) and 50, including informing the person to be searched of the section 50 right, directly affects that satisfaction. These safeguards are treated as protections of personal liberty under Article 21, so non-compliance can materially support release on bail. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 06 Feb 1990 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=464206