In Brief
The Narcotics Control Bureau appealed against the High Court's decision granting bail to Mohit Aggarwal, who faced charges of trafficking in narcotic drugs (50,000 Tramadol tablets worth 20 kgs were recovered). The Supreme Court held that bail under Section 37 of the NDPS Act requires reasonable grounds to believe the accused is not guilty. Although confessional statements under Section 67 were inadmissible and retracted, other evidence—including the accused's disclosures leading to large drug seizures and contact details with co-accused—established his involvement. The Court ruled that neither custody duration nor trial commencement justify bail when Section 37's strict criteria are unmet. The High Court's bail order was quashed and the accused was remanded into custody."
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