https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468463 Regular bail was granted in an NDPS matter where no recovery was made from the petitioner and he was not apprehended at the spot. The prosecution case depended mainly on a co-accused's disclosure statement, the petitioner's statement under Section 67 of the NDPS Act, and WhatsApp messages. The court treated the Section 67 statement as insufficient at this stage because it could not be used as a confessional statement in trial for an NDPS offence. The WhatsApp messages also carried no evidentiary value then, as they were not supported by a Section 65B certificate under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. en-us Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 07 May 2026 17:21:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468463 Regular bail was granted in an NDPS matter where no recovery was made from the petitioner and he was not apprehended at the spot. The prosecution case depended mainly on a co-accused's disclosure statement, the petitioner's statement under Section 67 of the NDPS Act, and WhatsApp messages. The court treated the Section 67 statement as insufficient at this stage because it could not be used as a confessional statement in trial for an NDPS offence. The WhatsApp messages also carried no evidentiary value then, as they were not supported by a Section 65B certificate under the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=468463