https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472085 Composite sampling created by mixing contents of separately recovered bags before drawing samples may fail to establish what each bag contained, making it material to bail assessment under the NDPS Act. Although statutory bail restrictions apply, substantial pre-trial custody, failure to frame charges, and an unlikely early conclusion of trial may make continued detention disproportionate to the Article 21 guarantee of personal liberty. These factors support conditional bail under the criminal procedure framework where the sampling defect and trial delay are present. en-us Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:40:19 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472085 Composite sampling created by mixing contents of separately recovered bags before drawing samples may fail to establish what each bag contained, making it material to bail assessment under the NDPS Act. Although statutory bail restrictions apply, substantial pre-trial custody, failure to frame charges, and an unlikely early conclusion of trial may make continued detention disproportionate to the Article 21 guarantee of personal liberty. These factors support conditional bail under the criminal procedure framework where the sampling defect and trial delay are present. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 19 Jul 2023 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=472085