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    Mannalal vs State Of Rajasthan (2026:Rj-Jd:18340) on 20 April, 2026

    Author: Yogendra Kumar Purohit

    Bench: Yogendra Kumar Purohit

    [2026:RJ-JD:18340]
    
          HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
                                JODHPUR
      S.B. Criminal Miscellaneous 2nd Bail Application No. 8710/2025
    
     Mannalal S/o Shri Kanhaiyalal, Aged About 40 Years, House No
     208 Ward No 12 Rewali Dewali Ps Neemach City District
     Neemach Mp (At Present Lodged At Sub Jail, Pindwada)
                                                      ----Petitioner
                                 Versus
     State Of Rajasthan, Through Pp
                                                    ----Respondent
    
    
    For Petitioner(s)            :     Mr. Bhagirath Ray Bishnoi
    For Respondent(s)            :     Mr. Narendra Gehlot, PP
    
    
          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT
                                            Order
    
    Arguments Concluded on 08/04/2026
    Order Reserved on 08/04/2026
    Full order Pronounced
    Date of Pronouncement 20/04/2026
    
    01-           izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls tekur dk ;g f}rh; vkosnu i= vUrxZr
    /kkjk 483 ch-,u-,l-,l- ¼439 n.M izfØ;k lafgrk½] iqfyl Fkkuk fi.MokMk] ftyk
    fljksgh esa ntZ izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k 394@2023] vijk/k vUrxZr /kkjk
    8@18 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds ekeys esa tekur ij fjgk fd, tkus dh izkFkZuk ds lkFk
    izLrqr gqvk gSA
    02-           cgl tekur vkosnu lquh rFkk miyC/k vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA
    
    03-           izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds ;ksX; vf/koDrk dh vksj ls ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k gS
    fd bl ekeys esa izFke tekur dk izkFkZuk&i= fnukad 08-08-2024 dks QnZ tCrh ds
    xokgku ds dFku ntZ fd;s tkus ds i'pkr iqu% tekur vkosnu izLrqr djus dh
    Lora=rk ds lkFk tfj, foMªksoy [kkfjt fd;k x;k FkkA vc bl ekeys esa tCrh
    xokg ds c;ku crkSj ih-MCY;w01 o ih-MCY;w02 ys[kc) fd;s tk pqds gSaA bl ekeys
    esa lSEiy ,Q-,l-,y- esa nsjh ls Hkstk x;k gS vkSj /kkjk 42 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds
    ijarqd dh ikyuk ugha dh gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr <kbZ lky ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa py
    jgk gSA vHkh rd dsoy nks xokg ds gh c;ku gq, gSaA fopkj.k esa le; yxus dh
    laHkkouk gSA bl vk/kkj ij tekur ij fjgk fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA vius rdksZa
    ds leFkZu esa esjk /;ku ekuuh; mPPkre U;k;ky; ds fuEufyf[kr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa
    dh vksj vkdf"kZr fd;k%&
    
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    01. Wajid Ali @ Tinku Vs. State of Rajasthan, SLP(Crl.) No. 7049/2025
    Date of order 09-02-2026
    
    02. Rambabu Vs. State of Rajasthan & Anr., SLP(Crl.) No. 5648/2025
    Date of order 13-08-2025
    
    
    04-          blds foijhr ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd us tekur ds f}rh; izkFkZuk&i=
    dk l[r fojks/k djrs gq, ;g rdZ izLrqr fd;k fd izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr bl ekeys esa
    eq[; vfHk;qDr gSA izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr ds dCts ls vQhe dk nw/k 4 fdyks 760 xzke tCr
    fd;k x;k gS] tks okf.kfT;d izd`fr dk ekeyk gSA blesa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV
    dh viokfnr ifjfLFkfr;ka fo|eku ugha gksuk crkrs gq, tekur dk izkFkZuk&i=
    [kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA
    
    05-          eSaus mi;qZDr rdkZsa ij euu fd;k rFkk i=koyh dk voyksdu fd;kA
    loZizFke fof/kd fLFkfr ij bl ekeys esa fopkj fd;k tk jgk gSA /kkjk 37
    ¼1½¼ch½ ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa fuEukuqlkj izko/kku fd;k x;k gS fd%&
    
                 "37. Offences to be cognizable and nonbailable.--
                 (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the
                 Code of      Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974),
                 --
    
                       (a)    ------
                       (b)      no person accused of an offence
    

    punishable for [offences under Section 19 or
    Section 24 or Section 27A and also for offences
    involving commercial quantity] shall be released
    on bail or on his own bond unless–

    (i) the Public Prosecutor has been
    given an opportunity to oppose the application
    for such release, and

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    (ii) where the Public Prosecutor
    opposes the application, the court is satisfied
    that there are reasonable grounds for believing
    that he is not guilty of such offence and that he
    is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.”

    06- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa Hkkjr la?k cuke
    jkeleq> o vU; 1999 ¼9½ ,l-lh-lh- 429] Union of India Vs Rattan Mallik
    @ Habul
    2009 ¼2½ ,l-lh-lh- 624] Hkkjr la?k cuke fu;ktqnhu] ,l- ds- ,oa vU;
    2018 ¼13½ ,l-lh-lh- 738 o State of Kerala Vs Rajesh ¼2020½ 12 ,l-lh-lh-
    122 esa /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh O;k[;k dh xbZ gS vkSj ;g Li”V fd;k x;k gS

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    fd /kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½¼ii½ esa tks viokn fn, x, gSa] mlds fy, fjtuscy xzkm.M gksuk
    vko’;d gSA mlh voLFkk esa tekur ij fjgk fd;k tk ldrk gS vU;Fkk tekur ij
    fjgk ugha fd;k tk ldrkA

    07- mDr U;kf;d n`”Vkrksa ds vykok ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds rhu
    ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Narcotics Control Bureau Versus
    Mohit Aggarwal, AIR 2022 S.C. 3444 ds ekeys esa ekuuh; mPpre
    U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds rhu ekuuh; U;k;kf/kifrx.k dh ihB ds fu.kZ; Collector of
    Customs, New Delhi Vs. Ahmadalieva Nodir
    (2004) 3 SCC 549 o
    ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds State of Kerala Vs Rajesh (2020)12 SCC
    122 ij fopkj djrs gq, iSjk la[;k 11] 14] 15 o 18 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k
    x;k gS %&

    “11. It is evident from a plain reading of the
    non-obstante clause inserted in sub-section (1)
    and the conditions imposed in sub-section (2) of
    Section 37 that there are certain restrictions
    placed on the power of the Court when granting
    bail to a person accused of having committed an
    offence under the NDPS Act. Not only are the
    limitations imposed under Section 439 of the
    Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 to be kept in
    mind, the restrictions placed under clause (b) of
    sub-section (1) of Section 37 are also to be
    factored in. The conditions imposed in
    subsection (1) of Section 37 is that (i) the Public
    Prosecutor ought to be given an opportunity to
    oppose the application moved by an accused
    person for release and (ii) if such an application
    is opposed, then the Court must be satisfied that
    there are reasonable grounds for believing that
    the person accused is not guilty of such an
    offence. Additionally, the Court must be satisfied
    that the accused person is unlikely to commit
    any offence while on bail.

    14. To sum up, the expression “reasonable
    grounds” used in clause (b) of Sub-Section (1)
    of Section 37 would mean credible, plausible and
    grounds for the Court to believe that the
    accused person is not guilty of the alleged
    offence. For arriving at any such conclusion,
    such facts and circumstances must exist in a

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    case that can persuade the Court to believe that
    the accused person would not have committed
    such an offence. Dove-tailed with the aforesaid
    satisfaction is an additional consideration that
    the accused person is unlikely to commit any
    offence while on bail.

    15. We may clarify that at the stage of
    examining an application for bail in the context
    of the Section 37 of the Act, the Court is not
    required to record a finding that the accused
    person is not guilty. The Court is also not
    expected to weigh the evidence for arriving at a
    finding as to whether the accused has
    committed an offence under the NDPS Act or
    not. The entire exercise that the Court is
    expected to undertake at this stage is for the
    limited purpose of releasing him on bail. Thus,
    the focus is on the availability of reasonable
    grounds for believing that the accused is not
    guilty of the offences that he has been charged
    with and he is unlikely to commit an offence
    under the Act while on bail.

    18. In our opinion the narrow parameters of bail
    available under Section 37 of the Act, have not
    been satisfied in the facts of the instant case. At
    this stage, it is not safe to conclude that the
    respondent has successfully demonstrated that
    there are reasonable grounds to believe that he
    is not guilty of the offence alleged against him,
    for him to have been admitted to bail. “The
    length of the period of his custody or the
    fact that the charge-sheet has been filed
    and the trial has commenced are by
    themselves not considerations that can be
    treated as persuasive grounds for granting
    relief to the respondent under Section 37 of
    the NDPS Act.”

    08- blh izdkj ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Union of India Versus
    Ajay Kumar Singh alias Pappu, Criminal Appeal No. 952 of 2023
    Decided on March 28, 2023 [2023] 2 Supreme 755 esa Hkh /kkjk
    37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kkuksa ij fopkj djrs vihy Lohdkj dh xbZ vkSj iSjk
    la[;k 14] 16 o 17 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k %&

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    “14. This apart, it is noticed that the High Court,
    in passing the impugned order of bail, had lost
    sight of Section 37 of the NDPS Act, which, inter
    alia, provides that no person accused of an
    offence involving commercial quantity shall be
    released on bail unless the twin conditions laid
    down therein are satisfied, namely, (i) the public
    prosecutor has been given an opportunity to
    oppose the bail application; and (ii) the court is
    satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
    believing that he is not guilty of such an offence
    and that he is not likely to commit any such
    offence while on bail.

    16. In view of the above provisions, it is implicit
    that no person accused of an offence involving
    trade in commercial quantity of narcotics is
    liable to be released on bail unless the court is
    satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for
    believing that he is not guilty of such an offence
    and that he is not likely to commit any offence
    while on bail.

    17. The quantity of “ganja” recovered is
    admittedly of commercial quantity. The High
    Court has not recorded any finding that the
    respondent-accused is not prima facie guilty of
    the offence alleged and that he is not likely to
    commit the same offence when enlarged on bail
    rather his antecedents are indicative that he is a
    regular offender. In the absence of recording of
    such satisfaction by the court, we are of the
    opinion that the High Court manifestly erred in
    enlarging the respondent-accused on bail.”

    09- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk vius U;kf;d n`”Vkar STATE By
    The Inspector Of Police Vs. B. Ramu Criminal Appeal No. 801 OF
    2024 Date of Judgment February 12, 2024. [2024] 0 Supreme
    (SC) 130 ds ekeys esa Hkh /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV dh /kkjk ij fopkj djrs gq,
    enzkl mPp U;k;ky; dh ,dyihB }kjk ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds ekeys esa varxZr /kkjk
    438 lhvkj-ih-lh- vfxze tekur ij fjgk djus ds vkns’k ds fo:) vihy Lohdkj
    djrs gq, iSjk la[;k 9] 11 o 12 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k gS %&

    “9. A plain reading of statutory provision makes
    it abundantly clear that in the event, the Public
    Prosecutor opposes the prayer for bail either
    regular or anticipatory, as the case may be, the
    Court would have to record a satisfaction that
    there are grounds for believing that the accused

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    is not guilty of the offence alleged and that he is
    not likely to commit any offence while on bail.

    11. In case of recovery of such a huge quantity
    of narcotic substance, the Courts should be slow
    in granting even regular bail to the accused what
    to talk of anticipatory bail more so when the
    accused is alleged to be having criminal
    antecedents.

    12. For entertaining a prayer for bail in a case
    involving recovery of commercial quantity of
    narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, the
    Court would have to mandatorily record the
    satisfaction in terms of the rider contained in
    Section 37 of the NDPS Act.”

    10- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk Satender Kumar Antil Vs. CBI
    & Anr
    AIR 2022 SC 3386 esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds iwoZ ds U;kf;d
    n`”Vkar Union of India Vs. K.A. Najeeb, (2021) 3 SCC 713 o Supreme
    Court Legal Aid Committee Vs. Union of India (1994) 6 SCC 731 ds
    vk/kkj ij fofHkUu dSVsxjht ds vijk/kksa ds laca/k esa /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh- ds
    izko/kkuksa ij fopkj fd;k x;k vkSj dSVsxjh ^lh* Lis’ky ,DV tSls NDPS (S.37),
    PMLA (S.45), UAPA (S.43D(5), Companies Act, 212(6), vkfn ekeyksa
    ds laca/k esa iSjk la[;k 64 esa fuEukuqlkj foospu fd;k x;k gS %&

    “64. Now we shall come to category (C). We do
    not wish to deal with individual enactments as
    each special Act has got an objective behind it,
    followed by the rigor imposed. The general
    principle governing delay would apply to these
    categories also. To make it clear, the provision
    contained in Section 436A of the Code would
    apply to the Special Acts also in the absence of
    any specific provision. For example, the rigor as
    provided under Section 37 of the NDPS Act
    would not come in the way in such a case as we
    are dealing with the liberty of a person. We do
    feel that more the rigor, the quicker the
    adjudication ought to be. After all, in these types
    of cases number of witnesses would be very less
    and there may not be any justification for
    prolonging the trial. Perhaps there is a need to
    comply with the directions of this Court to
    expedite the process and also a stricter
    compliance of Section 309 of the Code.”

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    11- mDr U;kf;d n`”Vkar ds i’pkr ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk
    Mohd. Muslim alias Hussain Versus State (NCT of Delhi) Criminal
    Appeal No. 943 of 2023 Date of Judgment 28-03-2023 (AIR 2023
    (SC) 1648) ds ekeys esa vfHk;qDr tks fd 23 o”kZ dh vk;q dk fxjQ~rkjh ds le;
    Fkk] vkSj fnukad 28-09-2015 dks 4 eqfYteksa] ftlesa ls ,d furs’k ,dk Hkh Fkk] ls
    xkatk dh cjkenxh gqbZ Fkh vkSj ;kph dks furs’k ,dk ds c;ku ds vk/kkj ij
    fxjQ~rkj fd;k x;k Fkk] bl vk/kkj ij 7 o”kZ 4 ekg dh U;kf;d vfHkj{kk dh vof/k
    gksus vkSj 30 xokgksa ds c;ku gksus o 34 xokgksa ds c;ku gksuk ‘ks”k ekuk x;k vkSj
    lrsUnz dqekj vafry okys ekeys ij fopkj djrs gq, /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh- ds
    izko/kku ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds ekeys esa ykxw gksuk ekurs gq, tekur ij fjgk fd;k
    x;kA

    12- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkar Union of India Vs.
    Vigin K. Varghese
    2025 INSC 1316 ds ekeys esa ekuuh; cksEcs mPp
    U;k;ky; ds vkns’k fnukad 22-01-2025 vkSj 12-03-2025 dks fujLr fd;k x;k vkSj
    bl ekeys esa cksEcs mPp U;k;ky; }kjk /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- o yach U;kf;d vof/k
    vDVwcj 2022 ls vfHk;qDr dh fxjQ~rkjh fd, gksus ds vk/kkj ij tekur dk
    izkFkZuk&i= Lohdkj fd;k x;k Fkk] ml ekeys esa okf.kfT;d ek=k esa dksfdu dh
    cjkenxh gksus ls /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kku ij fopkj djrs gq, vkns’k
    ikfjr djus ds funsZ’k fn, x,A
    13- iwoZ esa mfYyf[kr ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkarksa ds
    ifjizs{; esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½¼ch½ ds rgr ;ksX; yksd vfHk;kstd }kjk tekur dk fojks/k
    djus dh lwjr esa tekur ds izkFkZuk&i= ij fopkj djrs gq, U;k;ky; vkjksih O;fDr
    dks rHkh tekur ns ldrk gS tc og larq”V gks fd ;g fo’okl djus ds fy, mfpr
    vk/kkj gSa fd og bl rjg ds vijk/k dk nks”kh ugha gS vkSj tekur ij jgrs gq,]
    mlds }kjk dksbZ vijk/k djus dh laHkkouk ugha gSA ;s nksuksa ‘krsZa iwjh ugha gksus ij
    tekur ij fjgk ugha fd;k tk ldrkA bl vk/kkj ij fd vfHk;qDr ds fo:)
    pkyku is’k gks pqdk gS ;k vfHk;qDr dkQh le; ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa py jgk gS]
    vfHk;qDr tekur dk ykHk izkIr djus dk vf/kdkjh ugha gSA ijarq ekuuh; mPpre
    U;k;ky; ds lrsUnz dqekj vafry okys ekeys ds vk/kkj ij /kkjk 436, lhvkj-ih-lh-
    ds izko/kku izdj.k esa ykxw gksus dh voLFkk esa tekur ij fjgk fd;s tkus ij fopkj
    fd;k tk ldrk gSA /kkjk 37 ,u-Mh-ih-,l- ,DV esa gh ;g vafdr fd;k x;k gS fd
    /kkjk 19] ;k /kkjk 24 ;k /kkjk 27, ds lacaf/kr vijk/k o ,sls ekeys] ftlesa

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    okf.kfT;d ek=k ds vkfVZdy cjken gq, gSa] mu ekeyksa esa /kkjk 37 ¼1½ ¼ch½ ,u-Mh-
    ih-,l- ,DV ds izko/kku ykxw gksaxsA

    14- fo}ku vf/koDRkk izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr ekuuh; mPpre
    U;k;ky; ds iwoZ esa of.kZr U;kf;d n`”Vkar okftn vyh mQZ Vhadw ds ekeys esa
    izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr nks o”kZ 10 ekg ls U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa Fkk vkSj ,Q-,l-,y- esa 21 fnu
    i’pkr lSEiy Hkstk x;k vkSj bl ekeys esa egRoiw.kZ eSVsfj;y xokg ijhf{kr gks pqds
    FksA bu lHkh rF;ksa ij fopkj djrs gq, tekur dk ykHk fn;k x;k Fkk vkSj fo}ku
    vf/koDrk izkFkhZ&vfHk;qDr dh vksj ls izLrqr iwoZ esa of.kZr jkeckcw okys ekeys esa ,d
    o”kZ 10 ekg U;kf;d vfHkj{kk esa gksus vkSj 21 vfHk;kstd lk{kh esa ls dsoy 1 lk{kh
    ijhf{kr gksus vkSj lSEiy nsjh ls ,Q-,l-,y- Hkstus bR;kfn ij fopkj djrs gq,
    tekur dk ykHk fn;k x;k FkkA
    15- ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; ds U;kf;d n`”Vkar NARCOTICS

    CONTROL BUREAU Vs. KASHIF 2024 INSC 1045 ij fopkj fd;k x;k] bl
    U;kf;d n`”Vkar ds iSjk la[;k 36 o 39 esa fuEukuqlkj mfYyf[kr fd;k x;k gS%&
    “36. At this stage, we must deal with the recent
    judgments in case of Simarnjit vs. State of Punjab,
    (Criminal Appeal No.1443/2023), in case of Yusuf @
    Asif vs. State
    (2023 SCC Online SC 1328), and in case
    of Mohammed Khalid and Another vs. State of
    Telangana
    ((2024) 5 SCC 393) in which the convictions
    have been set aside by this Court on finding non-
    compliance of Section 52A and relying upon the
    observations made in case of Mohanlal. Apart from the
    fact that the said cases have been decided on the facts
    of each case, none of the judgments has proposed to
    lay down any law either with regard to Section 52A or
    on the issue of admissibility of any other evidence
    collected during the course of trial under the NDPS Act.
    Therefore, we have considered the legislative history of
    Section 52A and other Statutory Standing Orders as
    also the judicial pronouncements, which clearly lead to
    an inevitable conclusion that delayed compliance or
    non- compliance of Section 52A neither vitiates the trial
    affecting conviction nor can be a sole ground to seek
    bail. In our opinion, the decisions of Constitution
    Benches in case of Pooran Mal and Baldev Singh must
    take precedence over any observations made in the
    judgments made by the benches of lesser strength,
    which are made without considering the scheme,
    purport and object of the Act and also without
    considering the binding precedents.

    39. The upshot of the above discussion may be
    summarized as under:

    (i) The provisions of NDPS Act are required to
    be interpreted keeping in mind the scheme,

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    object and purpose of the Act; as also the
    impact on the society as a whole. It has to be
    interpreted literally and not liberally, which may
    ultimately frustrate the object, purpose and
    Preamble of the Act.

    (ii) While considering the application for bail,
    the Court must bear in mind the provisions of
    Section 37 of the NDPS Act which are
    mandatory in nature. Recording of findings as
    mandated in Section 37 is sine qua non is
    known for granting bail to the accused involved
    in the offences under the NDPS Act.

    (iii) The purpose of insertion of Section 52A
    laying down the procedure for disposal of seized
    Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances,
    was to ensure the early disposal of the seized
    contraband drugs and substances. It was
    inserted in 1989 as one of the measures to
    implement and to give effect to the
    International Conventions on the Narcotic drugs
    and psychotropic substances.

    (iv) Sub-section (2) of Section 52A lays down
    the procedure as contemplated in sub-section
    (1) thereof, and any lapse or delayed
    compliance thereof would be merely a
    procedural irregularity which would neither
    entitle the accused to be released on bail nor
    would vitiate the trial on that ground alone.

    (v) Any procedural irregularity or illegality found
    to have been committed in conducting the
    search and seizure during the course of
    investigation or thereafter, would by itself not
    make the entire evidence collected during the
    course of investigation, inadmissible. The Court
    would have to consider all the circumstances
    and find out whether any serious prejudice has
    been caused to the accused.

    (vi) Any lapse or delay in compliance of Section
    52A
    by itself would neither vitiate the trial nor
    would entitle the accused to be released on bail.

    The Court will have to consider other
    circumstances and the other primary evidence
    collected during the course of investigation, as
    also the statutory presumption permissible
    under Section 54 of the NDPS Act.”

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    (YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT),J
    45-mayank/-

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