Supreme Court of India
Union of India v. Rattan Mallik @ Habul
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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: ss. 8127 , 8129 and 37 - Conviction for offences under c provisions of the Act - Grant of bail to accused and suspension of sentence by High Court - Held: When prosecution/conviction is foroffence(s) under a special statute and that statute provides specific provision for dealing with matters arising thereunder, the provisions cannot be ignored- Grant of bail, being without keeping in view the mandatory requirements of s. 37, not sustainable - Matter remitted to High Court- Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - s. 439. s.37 (1) (b) and (2) -
Where later benches applied it
- 2012 The State of Maharashtra v. Vishwanath Maranna Shetty
- 2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2021 Union of India through Narcotics Control Bureau, Lucknow v. Md. Nawaz Khan
- 2026 Union of India v. Chidiebere Kingsley Nawchara
- 2023 Revanasiddappa & Anr. v. Mallikarjun & Ors.
Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to · 2 mentioned
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