In Brief
The Supreme Court examined two bail petitions arising from NDPS Act charges involving alleged illegal export of psychotropic substances. While DRI seized over 1.37 lakh tablets from four locations in Chennai, test reports revealed most were herbal/sex enhancement medicines outside NDPS scope. The Court found A-4 (Bharat Chaudhary) had no contraband in his possession; reliance solely on co-accused statements under Section 67 (held inadmissible per Tofan Singh) and incomplete quantitative analysis was insufficient to deny bail. The Court restored the trial court's bail order for A-4 and granted bail to A-1, holding that without recovered contraband from the accused's premises and absent commercial quantity proof, detention violated procedural fairness."/> </invoke>
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