Supreme Court Overturns Conviction Based on NDPS Confession: Balwinder Singh vs. Narcotics Control Bureau (2023) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of confessions made to Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officers under Section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) as evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Narcotics) Case Name: Balwinder Singh (Binda) vs. The […]
Supreme Court Upholds Bail for Most Accused, Cancels Bail for One in NDPS Case (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail can be granted to individuals accused of offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) based on confessional statements and whether the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act were correctly
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Supreme Court acquits accused in NDPS case due to lack of corroborative evidence: Mohammed Fasrin vs. State (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 can be sustained solely based on the confession of the accused and a co-accused without any corroborative evidence. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, NDPS
