High Court Grants Bail to Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 50 of NDPS Act and Lack of Independent Witnesses. The court held that the mandatory requirement of informing the accused of his right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate under Section 50 of NDPS Act was not complied with, and the panch witnesses were not independent, thereby entitling the accused to bail under Section 439 CrPC....
The petitioner, Magoola John, filed a criminal petition under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) seeking bail in Crime No.42/2020 of Yelahanka Police Station, Bengaluru, for an...
