#Bail jurisprudence India

Himachal Pradesh High Court ruled that confessional statements recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act cannot be relied upon to deny bail, and financial transactions without evidence of conscious possession are insufficient to establish complicity. The judgment reinforces the presumption of innocence and strict evidentiary standards in NDPS cases.

The Allahabad High Court granted bail in a POCSO case after finding the 16-year-old victim’s repeated, uncoerced statements affirming consensual relationship negated the presumption of non-consent. This sets a critical precedent: in POCSO cases, the victim’s autonomous testimony-corroborated by medical evidence of no force-can override the default non-bailable status, reshaping bail outcomes for consensual teen relationships.