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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985

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SOHEL SALIM HILABIversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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The Bombay High Court, Aurangabad Bench, considered multiple bail applications filed by accused persons alleged to have participated in an organized syndicate trafficking codeine‑based cough syrup under the NDPS Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused procured, transported and distributed the …

SAYYED ARBAJ SAYYED FEROJ ALIAS ARBAJ KHANversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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The Bombay High Court heard multiple bail applications filed by accused persons in a case involving the illegal sale and distribution of codeine‑based cough syrup under the NDPS Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused were part of an organized syndicate that procured, transported and supplied …

JAVED KHAN RAUF KHANversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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The Bombay High Court heard multiple bail applications arising from Crime No.279 of 2025 involving the alleged organized trafficking of codeine‑based cough syrup under the NDPS Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The applicants argued that they were not identified by witnesses, …

SOHEL KARIM SAYYED ALIAS SONU MANSEversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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The Bombay High Court heard several bail applications filed by accused persons alleged to be part of an organised syndicate trafficking codeine‑based cough syrup under the NDPS Act. The prosecution presented evidence of procurement, financial transactions and coordination among the accused, while …

RIZWAN KHAN RASHID KHANversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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The Bombay High Court heard multiple bail applications arising from Crime No.279 of 2025 involving the alleged organised trafficking of codeine‑based cough syrup under the NDPS Act, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Drugs and Cosmetics Act. The applicants argued that they were not identified by witnesses, …

SAMEER YUNUS SHAIKHversusTHE STATE OF MAHARASHTRA

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The Bombay High Court heard multiple bail applications filed by accused persons in a case involving the organized trafficking of codeine‑based cough syrup under the NDPS Act. The prosecution alleged that the accused procured, transported and distributed the contraband through a syndicate, with …

IRSHADversusSTATE OF U.P.

The High Court considered a bail application filed by Irshad in a case under Sections 8, 20 and 29 of the NDPS Act for alleged possession of 5.008 kg of ganja. The applicant argued that the recovery was false, there was no independent witness, the quantity was below commercial level and mandatory …

SHAMSHER AHMED KHURSHID AHMED, CHAUDHARIversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposed Off

The applicant, Shamsher Ahmed Khurshid Ahmed Choudhary, was arrested for possession of 5.48 grams of MD under Sections 8(c) and 22 of the NDPS Act, 1985. The trial court denied bail citing his criminal antecedents. The applicant argued that the personal search leading to seizure was illegal because …

ARBAZ KASIM KISAR KHANversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposed Off

Arbaz Kasim Kisar Khan applied for bail in a Special NDPS case alleging possession of Mephedrone and other substances. The trial court denied bail, citing commercial quantity of the seized drugs and two prior similar convictions. The applicant argued that the seized material was of intermediate …

MOHAMMED FAISAL HANIF SHAIKHversusSTATE OF MAHARASHTRA

Disposed Off

The applicant, Mohammed Faisal Hanif Shaikh, sought bail in a case under the NDPS Act and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act for alleged involvement in the sale of codeine phosphate cough syrup. The prosecution’s case rested mainly on the statement of another accused (A1) and banking transactions linking …

Lalan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The petitioners, Lalan Kumar and Ramesh Rai, sought anticipatory bail in a case where the police recovered 990 g of ganja, 3.280 kg of charas and 840 g of smack, invoking several provisions of the NDPS Act. They claimed innocence, arguing that forensic analysis confirmed only the ganja packet …

Shekhar SinghversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Shekhar Singh was arrested for alleged possession of 38.183 kg of ganja under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(c) and 20 of the NDPS Act. He petitioned for regular bail, claiming innocence and highlighting procedural defects: the seizure list was not prepared under Section 105 of the BNSS, the charge‑sheet was …

Ritesh KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Ritesh Kumar, a minor born in 2010, was implicated in a NDPS case after police recovered 2.5 kg of ganja from a bag he allegedly threw while fleeing. The prosecution’s case relied on unidentified witnesses who named the petitioner, but their identities were omitted from the FIR. The petitioner’s …

Vishal Rai @ NapaliversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Vishal Rai was arrested under the NDPS Act (Sections 8(c), 21(b)) and the Arms Act (Sections 25(1‑b)a, 26) for allegedly possessing 6 g of smack and a country‑made pistol with live cartridges. The petitioner contended that the recovery was false, unsupported by an independent witness, and that the …

VICKY MANUBHAI THAKORversusSTATE OF GUJARAT

58-RULE ISSUED & RULE ABSOLUTE/ALLOWED @FH

Vicky Manubhai Thakor was arrested on 6 April 2026 in connection with a FIR (C.R. No. 11192050260248) alleging offences under Sections 8(c), 22(b) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985. The applicant filed a regular bail application under Section 483 of the BNSS, contending that he had been in custody since …

Ujjwal KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The petitioner, Ujjwal Kumar, was arrested in connection with a case alleging the sale of brown sugar (smack) from his cattle shed, with 90 sachets weighing 55 grams recovered during a police raid. He contends that the case is false and motivated by a land dispute with Sunil Kumar Gupta, citing a …

RAJESH YADAV @ RAJESH KUMAR YADAVversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Petitioner Rajesh Yadav was arrested on 11 January 2026 in connection with NDPS Case No. 52 of 2025 for alleged possession of 10 kg of ganja and 3 g of brown sugar recovered from his house during a raid. The FIR alleged that the contraband was concealed in the house, but none was found in the …

Kashi SahversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Kashi Sah, a 76‑year‑old man, was named in an FIR under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(B) and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 for allegedly possessing 2.430 kg of ganja after he allegedly threw a bag into a nearby house during a police search. He contended that he is innocent, that his age was …

Md. Javed @ Md. Javed AkhtarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Md. Javed, was arrested as a pillion rider on a motorcycle from which twenty litres of cough syrup were seized, leading to charges under Sections 21(c) and 22 of the NDPS Act, 1985. He contended that the motorcycle did not belong to him and that he had no involvement with the seized …

Umesh Prasad JaiswalversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The petitioner, Umesh Prasad Jaiswal, sought anticipatory bail after a raid by the Narcotics Control Bureau recovered 4.660 kg of opium and Rs. 3,00,000 from his residence. The petitioner claimed he was absent, residing in Dimapur, and that the seized items were not in his personal possession, …

Rajesh Kumar DasversusThe State of Bihar

REJECTED

Petitioners Rajesh Kumar Das and Sachin Kumar Das, accused under Sections 20 and 22 of the NDPS Act for possession of 52.200 kg of ganja, sought bail after being in custody since 15‑11‑2025. They claimed innocence, alleged that the FIR was fabricated and that Sections 42 and 50 of the NDPS Act were …

Inglesh Tiwari @ Inglish TiwariversusThe State of Bihar

REJECTED

Inglesh Tiwari was arrested on 17‑10‑2025 in connection with a case under Sections 20(B)(ii)(c) and 22 of the NDPS Act, 1985 after 78.63 kg of ganja was seized from a suitcase allegedly in his possession. The petitioner sought bail, claiming a clean antecedent and that the FIR was fabricated. The …

SUSHANT RAMCHANDRA GAUDAversusTHE STATE OF GUJARAT

28-REJECTED @ ADM.STAGE

Sushant Ramchandra Gauda applied for temporary bail for 30 days, citing the need to arrange funds for his family. Charges were framed against him under Sections 8(c), 20(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The Court examined the seriousness of the offences …

HARSHIT GUPTAversusSTATE OF U.P.

Harshit Gupta was arrested in a case under Sections 8 and 18 of the NDPS Act for alleged possession of 500 g of opium. He contended that the recovery was false, there was no independent witness, the seized quantity was below commercial levels, and mandatory provisions of Sections 42, 50, 51 and 52‑A …

RajkumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Petitioner Rajkumar was arrested on 19-08-2025 for alleged possession of 8 kg of ganja, alleged under Sections 8 and 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, 1985. He applied for bail, contending that he has a clean antecedent, the seized quantity is below the commercial threshold, and that the prosecution …

Md. Ali Kousar @ Sabdar @ SabdalversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Md. Ali Kousar, was arrested in connection with a Special NDPS case for alleged possession of 2,136.60 grams of a smack-like substance, charged under Sections 8(c) and 21(c) of the NDPS Act, 1985. He contended that the substance was recovered from two co-accused and that he had no …

Arjun SinghversusThe State of Bihar

REJECTED

Arjun Singh was arrested on 9 March 2025 in connection with NDPS Case No. 131 of 2025 for alleged possession of 69.650 kg of ganja, invoking Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(C), 23(c) and 25 of the NDPS Act. He applied for bail, claiming a clean record and that the allegations were fabricated. The State …

MUKHTYAR AHMADversusUNION OF INDIA

Mukhtyar Ahmad was arrested after a preventive customs team seized 167.5 kg of charas, hashish and ganja concealed in a Toyota Qualis vehicle. He was convicted under the NDPS Act and the Customs Act and sentenced to 15 years rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs.2,00,000 and five years …

Abbas AnsariversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

Abbas Ansari petitioned the Patna High Court for bail in a case registered under Sections 8(c) and 21(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985. The court noted that the prosecution evidence had been completed on 23 March 2026 and the matter was scheduled for further statements. Considering that the trial evidence …

Krishna Kumar ThakurversusThe State of Bihar

REJECTED

The petitioner, Krishna Kumar Thakur, was arrested on 11 July 2025 after police intercepted a vehicle in Majhaura village and recovered 44.6 kg of ganja, a commercial quantity, from four sacks. He applied for bail, claiming a clean antecedent and alleging procedural lapses under Section 50 of the …

Rajnish Kumar Paswan @ Raj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Petitioner Rajnish Kumar Paswan was arrested on 29‑03‑2025 in connection with a seizure of 120 bottles (12 litres) of codeine‑phosphate and triprolidine syrup, alleged under Sections 21(C), 22(g) and 25 of the NDPS Act. He claimed a clean antecedent, that the allegations were fabricated, and that …

Sanjay YadavversusThe State of Bihar

REJECTED

The petitioner, Sanjay Yadav, was arrested on 26-05-2025 in connection with a case alleging offences under Sections 8 and 20(B)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act, with 289 kg of ganja recovered from his house. He pleaded for bail, claiming a clean antecedent, false implication, and non‑compliance of Sections …

Karan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Karan Kumar was arrested on 12‑08‑2025 for alleged possession of 6.22 g of "smack" and charged under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii) and 22(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985. He applied for bail, contending that the quantity was intermediate, close to the small‑quantity threshold, and that mandatory procedural …

Harishankar Yadav @ Harisankar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Harishankar Yadav was arrested for alleged possession of 3.7 kg of ganja while driving a motorcycle, charged under Sections 8, 20(B)(ii)(c) and 30(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985. He claimed he was falsely implicated, argued that the seized quantity was only an intermediary amount, and contended that the …

Dhirendra KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Dhirendra Kumar, was arrested on 11 February 2026 in connection with a case involving the alleged recovery of 445 grams of ganja from his residence, alleged offences under Sections 8 and 20(B)(ii)(A) of the NDPS Act, 1985. He filed a bail petition claiming a clean antecedent, false …

Aman Kumar @ MakluversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Aman Kumar was arrested for possession of 356 grams of brown sugar, alleged to be contraband under the NDPS Act. He filed a bail petition in the Patna High Court, arguing that the seizure list did not clearly indicate the amount of contraband recovered with the plastic packet. The prosecution …

Kanhaiya KumarversusThe State of Bihar

REJECTED

Kanhaiya Kumar was arrested on 27-12-2025 in connection with a case involving the recovery of 275.72 grams of the narcotic "Kota" (smack) from a co‑accused. He applied for bail, contending that he had no conscious possession of the drugs and that the investigating authorities had not complied with …

Arbind KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Arbind Kumar, was arrested in a police raid on a vehicle where 22 grams of brown sugar was seized from co-accused Ajit Kumar. No narcotics were found on the petitioner, only a mobile phone, and he claimed to be a gratuitous passenger. He applied for bail under Sections 8(c) and 21(b) …

Md. Makhtoor @ Mohammad MakturversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Md. Makhtoor, was charged under sections 8(c) and 21 of the NDPS Act for alleged possession of contraband seized during a police search. The seizure list did not specify the exact quantity recovered from him, and the only witnesses were police officers, with no independent …

Shivam SinghversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Shivam Singh was arrested in May 2025 for alleged possession of 3.068 kg of ganja, charged under Sections 8(c) and 20(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985. He had previously applied for regular bail twice, both of which were denied. Claiming innocence and having no prior criminal record, he filed a third bail …

Niraj Kumar Paswan @ Neeraj Kumar Paswan @ Neeraj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Niraj Kumar Paswan, was charged under Sections 8 and 20(b)(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act for the alleged seizure of 28 kg of ganja from a machaan. His earlier bail application was rejected, but he filed a fresh petition arguing that the charge‑sheet was filed without the mandatory forensic …

Sanoj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL REJECTED

The petitioner, Sanoj Kumar, was named in an FIR for alleged offences under Sections 21(c) and 25 of the NDPS Act after 115 litres of Wiscop cough syrup containing the prohibited drug codeine were recovered from his vehicle. The petitioner contended that he merely owned the vehicle, which had been …

Kari ChaudharyversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Kari Chaudhary was arrested in connection with the recovery of 16.640 kg of ganja and charged under Sections 8, 20(b)(ii)(B), 22(b), 23(b) and 29 of the NDPS Act. He had been in custody since 30 August 2024 and his earlier bail application was rejected on 6 March 2025. The petitioner claimed …

Pawan Kumar Singh @ Anil Singh @ BabaversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Pawan Kumar Singh, applied for regular bail in a case registered under Sections 8(c) and 21(b) of the NDPS Act for alleged possession of 20.90 grams of heroin. He claimed innocence, stating that he was already in custody for a different case when his shop was searched, and that the …

Anup Yadav @ Anoop Yadav @ Anup Kumar YadavversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Anup Yadav was arrested in an NDPS case (Case No. 161 of 2025) after police recovered 4 kg of opium-like substance from co‑accused. The petitioner argued that no narcotic was seized from him, the charge‑sheet was filed without a forensic science laboratory (FSL) report, and no extension was sought …

Pradeep Kumar GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Pradeep Kumar Gupta, was arrested in connection with a seizure of 45.354 kg of ganja from a vehicle and charged under Sections 20(B)(ii)(C), 23(C), 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act. He contended that he was merely a passer‑by, not the driver or owner of the car, and that the charge‑sheet …

Saroj KumarversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

Saroj Kumar was arrested after police stopped a car carrying 5.6 kg of charas-like material, which they recovered from the vehicle, not from his person. He contended that he was neither the owner nor the driver, that the seizure list lacked his signature, and that the police failed to comply with …

Ratnesh Kumar MishraversusThe Union of India

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Ratnesh Kumar Mishra, was arrested after 2 kg of heroin was seized from his vehicle during a police operation. He contended that he was merely the driver and had no knowledge of the contraband hidden beneath the rear seat where another accused was seated. The prosecution argued that …

Arun SahversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

Arun Sah was arrested in connection with an NCB case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, facing charges under Sections 20(b)(ii)(c), 25, 29 and 8(c). He applied for regular bail, but a coordinate bench of the Patna High Court had earlier rejected his bail …

Mundan Kumar @ Chandan KumarversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

Mundan Kumar was arrested in connection with a case registered under Sections 21, 22(a) and 22(b) of the NDPS Act for allegedly possessing medicines and 1389 mg of buprenorphine, a quantity slightly above the statutory 'small quantity'. He had no prior NDPS case and had been in custody since 31 May …

Md. Shabir @ Raja @ Md. SabbirversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Md Shabir, was arrested for possession of 120 bottles of Onerex cough syrup containing 0.2% codeine and charged under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act. He sought bail, arguing that the seizure was not conducted per Section 105 of the Bihar Narcotic Substances Act and that the codeine …

Puja DeviversusThe State of Bihar

BAIL GRANTED

The petitioner, Puja Devi, sought regular bail in an NDNDPS case where 356 grams of contraband was recovered from a co‑accused, Aman Kumar, who alleged that the petitioner and her husband had instructed him. The prosecution’s case rested solely on Aman Kumar’s confessional statement, with no …

Raju Kanu @ Raju GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

DISMISSED

The petitioner, Raju Kanu, was implicated in a narcotics case after a co-accused, Dharmendra Ram, disclosed that the heroin seized from him was procured from the petitioner. The petitioner argued that the disclosure was inadmissible, he was under medical treatment, and no independent evidence linked …

Amit Kumar Gupta @ Amit Kumar Sah @ GuptaversusThe State of Bihar

ALLOWED

The petitioner, Amit Kumar Gupta, was arrested for possession of codeine‑based cough syrups and capsules and charged under Section 27(B)(ii) of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act and Sections 20, 21 and 22 of the NDPS Act. The prosecution alleged that 16 bottles of Onerex syrup, 4 bottles of Windex syrup …

RAJASTHAN HIGH COURTversusVED PRIYA & ANR.

2020 INSC 306Appeal(s) allowed

Ved Priya, a probationary civil judge, was not confirmed after a two‑year probation and his services were terminated by the State Government on the recommendation of the Rajasthan High Court. He challenged the termination, alleging it was punitive, based on corruption allegations and violated his …

JODHBIR SINGHversusSTATE OF PUNJAB

2012 INSC 371Appeal(s) allowed

Jodhbir Singh was arrested for possession of 2 kg of heroin under the NDPS Act. He claimed to be a juvenile at the time of the offence, producing a school leaving certificate and a State Council certificate showing his date of birth as 20‑07‑1996. The Sessions Court and the High Court rejected his …

V.K. ASHOKANversusASSTT. EXCISE COMMNR. & ORS.

2009 INSC 323Appeal(s) allowed

The appellants, who were granted toddy‑shop licences for one financial year, were found to have mixed diazepam in toddy, an offence under the Kerala Abkari Act, leading to cancellation of their licences under Rule 6(30) of the Kerala Abkari Shops (Disposal in Auction) Rules, 1974. The State then …

DR. T.A. QUERESHIversusCOMMISSIONER OF INCOME TAX, BHOPAL

2006 INSC 967Appeal(s) allowed

The appellant, a medical practitioner, was arrested for manufacturing and selling heroin, and the seized heroin was claimed as a loss in his income‑tax return on the ground that it formed part of his stock in trade. The assessing officer disallowed the claim, treating the amount as income from …