Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 292 · Decided 28 February 2025
Union of India THR. I.O. Narcotics Control Bureau v. Man Singh Verma
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 292 · [2025] 2 S.C.R. 1534
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 77/2025
- Decided
- 28 February 2025
- Bench
- SANJAY KAROL, MANMOHAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Partly allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 439; NDPS Act Section 8(C), 21, 29
Headnote
Issue arose whether the contours of s.439 CrPC permit the grant of compensation by the High Court to the appellant for alleged wrongful confinement for four months in a matter of possession of narcotic substances. Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 - powers of High Court or Court of Session regarding bail - Scope of - Adjudication of bail application - High Court directed the Director of Narcotics Control Bureau to pay ₹5 lakh as compensation to the appellant for alleged wrongful confinement for four months in a matter of
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