P&H: Grants Bail in NDPS Matter, Says Continued Custody Illegal After Stay on Prosecution Direction The Punjab and Haryana High Court has granted bail in a narcotics case, observing that his continued detention could not be justified when the very foundation for his prosecution had already been stayed by the Court. The case arose from an FIR registered under Section 22 of the NDPS Act after 15,500 Tramadol tablets were allegedly recovered from Amit Mittal
P&H: Grants Bail in NDPS Matter, Says Continued Custody Illegal After Stay on Prosecution Direction
punjab-haryana
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03 Jun 2026
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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, S.483 — Bail — At initial stage any challan against petitioner was not filed by investigation agency and operation of the order directing investigation and prosecution of the petitioner had been stayed by High Court, there could be no justification in detaining the petitioner in judicial custody - Detention in judicial lock up was illegal and the petitioner was entitled to bail. (Paras 10 and 11) Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023,
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