Supreme Court of India

Bishwajit Dey v. The State of Assam

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Reported as [2025] 1 S.C.R. 281
Bench Sanjay Karol and Manmohan JJ.
Decided 6 January 2025

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What the Court ordered

Held as under:- These matters have come before us by way of a reference as per order of the learned Single Judge dated 9/4/2019.

Judgment, page 23

From the headnote

Issue for Consideration Interim release of conveyances during the pendency of the trial in NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985) cases. Headnotes† Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – Releasing of vehicle in the interim on superdari – Vehicle was stopped at a checking point – The Police officer searched the Vehicle and found two identical soap boxes containing suspected heroin which was covered in black polythene, kept concealed inside the Tarpaulin and kept at the hood of the Vehicle – After a field test, the said suspected substance was confirmed to

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