https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788609 Prima facie non-compliance with statutory safeguards under the Customs Act and NDPS Act was treated as illegal custody where the applicant was not promptly produced before the Magistrate and the record did not show a clear voluntary admission under the Customs Act exception. The note further states that prolonged incarceration and slow trial progress raised serious Article 21 and 22 concerns, allowing the Court to give primacy to personal liberty despite the Section 37 NDPS embargo. On that combined basis, bail was granted subject to conditions. en-us Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:05:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788609 Prima facie non-compliance with statutory safeguards under the Customs Act and NDPS Act was treated as illegal custody where the applicant was not promptly produced before the Magistrate and the record did not show a clear voluntary admission under the Customs Act exception. The note further states that prolonged incarceration and slow trial progress raised serious Article 21 and 22 concerns, allowing the Court to give primacy to personal liberty despite the Section 37 NDPS embargo. On that combined basis, bail was granted subject to conditions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=788609