2022 Supreme(P&H) 1258
PANKAJ JAIN, AJAY TEWARI
Bhupender Singh – Appellant
Versus
Narcotic Control Bureau – Respondent
Advocates:
Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Advocate Amicus Curiae; Mr. Jashandeep Singh Sandhu, Advocate; for the applicant-appellant in CRM-3773-2019 in CRA-D-198-DB-2017 for the applicant-appellant No.2 in CRM-1065-2021 in CRA-D-1480-DB-2013 for the applicant-appellant in CRM-1672-2021 in CRA-D-706-DB-2017 for the applicant-appellant in CRM-17422-2021 in CRA-D-14-2019; Mr. Kuldeep Choudhary, Advocate for Mr. S.K. Verma, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-34648-2019 in CRA-D-1013-DB-2017 Mr. Gaurav Rana, Advocate for Mr. Raj Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-40754-2019 in CRA-D-956-DB-2016 Mr. Sandeep Kumar Passi, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-8746-2020 in CRA-D-1162-DB-2017 Mr. Aditya Sanghi, Advocate and Ms. Shaveta Sanghi, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-1739-2021 in CRA-D-173-DB-2015 None for the applicant-appellant in CRM-21823-2021 in CRA-D-216-DB-2018 Mr. Lalit Kumar Gupta, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-22307-2021 in CRA-D-421-DB-2018; Mr. P.M. Anand, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-22639-2021 in CRA-D-550-DB-2013 Mr. K.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for the applicants-appellants No.2 & 4 in CRM-22787-2021 in CRA-D-1646-DB-2015 None for the applicant-appellant in CRM-23396-2021 in CRA-D-89-DB-2015 Mr. D.S. Virk, Advocate for Mr. Parveen Chauhan, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-24183-2021 in CRA-D-166-2021 Ms. Harpreet Kaur, Advocate, for Mr. Navkiran Singh, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-24715-2021 in CRA-D-658-DB-2017 Ms. Mayuri Lakhanpal Kalia, (Legal Aid Counsel) for the applicant-appellant in CRM-7105-2018 in CRA-D-427-DB-2016 None for the applicant-appellant in CRM-4752-2020 in CRA-D-410-DB-2016 Mr. Ranjit Singh, Advocate for the applicants-appellants in CRM-16534-2019 and CRM-39920-2018 in CRA-D-718-DB-2015 None for the applicant-appellant in CRM-9306-2020 in CRA-D-384-2019 Mr. Raj Kumar Malik, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-28686-2021 in CRA-D-101-2020; Mr. Rishu Mahajan, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-7811-2021 in CRA-D-156-2020 None for the applicant-appellant in CRM-31157-2021 in CRA-D-65-DB-2018 None for the applicant-appellant in CRM-33304-2021 in CRA-D-500-2021; Mr. P.S.Sekhon, Advocate for the applicant-appellant No.2 in CRM-11644-2019 in CRA-D-561-DB-2016 Mr. Gurpal Singh Sandhu, Advocate for the applicant-appellant No.2 in CRM-35274-2021 in CRA-D-61-2021 None for the applicant-appellant in CRM-22916-2021 in CRA-D-163-DB-2015 Mr. Fateh Saini, Advocate for the applicant-appellant in CRM-34571-2019 & CRM-34599-2019 in CRA-D-68-DB-2015 Ms. Varinder Kaur Warraich, Junior Standing Counsel for the respondent in CRM-7105-2018 in CRA-D-427-DB-2016 and CRM-4752-2020 in CRA-D-410-DB-2016 Mr. Sanjay Vashisht, Senior Panel Counsel for the respondent-NCB in CRM-3773-2019 in CRA-D-198-DB-2017 Mr. Sandeep Vermani, Addl. A.G., Punjab Mr. Apoorv Garg, D.A.G., Haryana
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-section (1) are in addition to the limitations under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) or any other law fo
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