The Court objected to the Madras High Court order granting anticipatory bail to an accused without noting a prima facie satisfaction under Section 37 of the Act.
Punjab MLA Sukhpal Singh Khaira was arrested in September last year in a drugs case dating back to 2015. He told the High Court that he was arrested only because he had parted ways with the Aam Aadmi Party.
The Tripura High Court observed that the normal rule of bail not jail in criminal cases is not applicable to cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) and the UAPA.