Supreme Court of India

Intelligence Officer Narcotics Control Bureau v. Sambhu Sonkarand Anr.

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Reported as [2001] 1 S.C.R. 821
Bench M.B. Shah and S.N. Va Ria Va JJ.
Decided 2 February 2001

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Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Sections 20(b)(i) and 37. Bail-Grant of-Conditions to be fu(filled-Ganja recovered from accused-High Court granted bail on the ground that the restriction imposed by Section 3 7 was not applicable as the maximum imprisonment provided for c the offence under Section 20(b}(i) was 5 years-Correctness of-Held: In appropriate cases court may impose a maximum punishment of 5 years under Section 20(b)(i)-Therefore, there is no reason to exclude the said clause from the operation of Section 37-Hence, High Court erred in granting bail-Code. of

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