Section 37 NDPS Act should not be interpreted literally to render bail impossible: Supreme Court
The Court ruled that bail can be granted in NDPS cases if there is undue delay in trial.
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The Court ruled that bail can be granted in NDPS cases if there is undue delay in trial.
The court said that a plain and literal interpretation of the conditions under Section 37 would effectively exclude grant of bail altogether.
The Court said that the Constitutional guarantee of expeditious trial cannot be diluted by applying the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act in perpetuity.
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