https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471985 Airport customs and immigration areas retain the character of public places under the NDPS Act despite controlled access, so interceptions and searches there fall under Section 43 rather than Sections 41 and 42. Section 43 does not require prior recording of information or reasons of belief, preventing alleged non-compliance with Sections 41 and 42 from creating a prima facie basis for bail. Where medical and X-ray material and alleged capsule recovery support possession of commercial-quantity cocaine, the Section 37 bail threshold applies. Challenges to Customs Act search compliance require trial evidence, and parity does not arise where no narcotics were recovered from the co-accused. en-us Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 25 Sep 2026 20:15:48 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471985 Airport customs and immigration areas retain the character of public places under the NDPS Act despite controlled access, so interceptions and searches there fall under Section 43 rather than Sections 41 and 42. Section 43 does not require prior recording of information or reasons of belief, preventing alleged non-compliance with Sections 41 and 42 from creating a prima facie basis for bail. Where medical and X-ray material and alleged capsule recovery support possession of commercial-quantity cocaine, the Section 37 bail threshold applies. Challenges to Customs Act search compliance require trial evidence, and parity does not arise where no narcotics were recovered from the co-accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=471985