Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1061 · Decided 20 August 2009
Sanjay Kumar Kedia @ Sanjay Kedia v. Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Control Bureau and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1061 · [2010] 1 S.C.R. 555
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2008/2008
- Decided
- 20 August 2009
- Bench
- H.S. BEDI, B.S. CHAUHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 167(2); NDPS Act
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: B c s. 36-A (4), proviso - Extension of custody to complete investigation - Conditions to be satisfied - Held: In the instant case, there was no application of mind by the public prosecutor - Progress indicated - Compelling reasons which required extension of custody 0 beyond 180 days were not shown - Both the extensions being contrary to law, struck down. s. 36-A (4), proviso read with s. 167 (2) Cr. P.C. - Application for bail on the ground that investigation was not completed within the
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