Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 142 · Decided 2 March 2021
The State (Gnct of Delhi) Narcotics Control Bureau v. Lokesh Chadha
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 142 · [2021] 2 S.C.R. 538
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 257/2021
- Decided
- 2 March 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, M.R. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Leave Granted & Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 389(1); NDPS Act Section 37, 23(c), 25A
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 389(1) r/w. s. 37 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Suspension of sentence - Of the person convicted u/ss. 23(c) and 25A of NDPS Act - Granted by High Court during pendency of Appeal to Supreme Court - Held: Where trial has ended in conviction, High court should exercise its power to suspend the sentence for sufficient reasons, which must have bearing on the public policy underlying s. 37 NDPS Act - No case of suspension of sentence u/s. 389(1) is made out
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