PANKAJ JAIN, AJAY TEWARI
Bhupender Singh – Appellant
Versus
Narcotic Control Bureau – Respondent
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Amicus Curiae:Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-3773-2019 in CRA-D-198-DB-2017, No.2 in CRM-1065-2021 in CRA-D-1480-DB-2013, CRM-1672-2021 in CRA-D-706-DB-2017, CRM-17422-2021 in CRA-D-14-2019:Mr. Jashandeep Singh Sandhu, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-34648-2019 in CRA-D-1013-DB-2017:Mr. Kuldeep Choudhary, Advocate for Mr. S.K. Verma, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-40754-2019 in CRA-D-956-DB-2016:Mr. Gaurav Rana, Advocate for Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-8746-2020 in CRA-D-1162-DB-2017:Mr. Sandeep Kumar Passi, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-1739-2021 in CRA-D-173-DB-2015:Mr. Aditya Sanghi and Ms. Shaveta Sanghi, Advocates
For the Appellant in CRM-21823-2021 in CRA-D-216-DB-2018: None
For the Appellant in CRM-22307-2021 in CRA-D-421-DB-2018:Mr. Lalit Kumar Gupta, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-22639-2021 in CRA-D-550-DB-2013:Mr. P.M. Anand, Advocate
For the Appellant Nos.2 and 4 in CRM-22787-2021 in CRA-D-1646-DB-2015:Mr. K.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-23396-2021 in CRA-D-89-DB-2015: None
For the Appellant in CRM-24183-2021 in CRA-D-166-2021:Mr. D.S. Virk, Advocate for Mr. Parveen Chauhan, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-24715-2021 in CRA-D-658-DB-2017:Ms. Harpreet Kaur, Advocate for Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-7105-2018 in CRA-D-427-DB-2016: Ms. Mayuri Lakhanpal Kalia, (Legal Aid Counsel)
For the Appellant in CRM-4752-2020 in CRA-D-410-DB-2016: None
For the Appellant in CRM-16534-2019 and CRM-39920-2018 in CRA-D-718-DB-2015:Mr. Ranjit Singh, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-9306-2020 in CRA-D-384-2019: None
For the Appellant in CRM-28686-2021 in CRA-D-101-2020:Mr. Raj Kumar Malik, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-7811-2021 in CRA-D-156-2020:Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-31157-2021 in CRA-D-65-DB-2018: None
For the Appellant in CRM-33304-2021 in CRA-D-500-2021: None
For the Appellant No.2 in CRM-11644-2019 in CRA-D-561-DB-2016:Mr. P.S. Sekhon, Advocate
For the Appellant No.2 in CRM-35274-2021 in CRA-D-61-2021:Mr. Gurpal Singh Sandhu, Advocate
For the Appellant in CRM-22916-2021 in CRA-D-163-DB-2015: None
For the Appellant in CRM-34571-2019 & CRM-34599-2019 in CRA-D-68-DB-2015:Mr. Fateh Saini, Advocate
For the Respondent in CRM-7105-2018 in CRA-D-427-DB-2016 and CRM-4752-2020 in CRA-D-410-DB-2016: Ms. Varinder Kaur Warraich, Junior Standing Counsel
For the NCB in CRM-3773-2019 in CRA-D-198-DB-2017: Mr. Sanjay Vashisht, Senior Panel Counsel
For the Punjab: Mr. Sandeep Vermani, Addl. A.G.
For the Haryana: Mr. Apoorv Garg, D.A.G.
JUDGMENT
Ajay Tewari, J.—The issue at hand is the consideration for suspension of sentence in cases under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Act’). Section 37 of the Act is reproduced herein below:-
“37. Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable-
(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974)
(a) every offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable;
(b) no person accused of an offence punishable for [offences under section 19 or section 24 or section 27A and also for offences involving commercial quantity] shall be released on bail or on his own bond unless-
(i) the Public Prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release, and
(ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application, the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail.
(2) The limitations on granting of bail specified in clause (b) of sub-s
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