Case Name : Kashif vs Narcotics Control Bureau
Case Reference: (0000) 0 SCR 00 :
Neutral Citation: 2023:DHC:3438
Case Number: BA 253/2023
Court: Delhi High Court
Bench: 01
Coram: Jasmeet Singh
Date: 18.05.2023
Standing Order 1/88 ; Standing Order 1/89 ; Notification dated 23.12.2022 prospective in nature (para 10) Delay in filing application before Magistrate for drawing sample under NDPS - Section 52A; though no timeline is mentioned in the section, the application must be moved at the earliest (Para 19) Non-compliance of moving application within reasonable time gives apprehension of tampering and is ground for bail (paras 24, 27)
Reasonable time defined as within or around 72 hours (Para 28)
Refer also: Noor Aga vs State of Punjab Union of India vs Mohanlal, (2016) 3 SCC 379
See also:
Act, Section
PDF: Kashif vs Narcotics Control Bureau, BA 253-2023 (DHC).pdf