#cannabis possession

The Rajasthan High Court has clarified that possession of 153 cannabis plants, attracting a maximum 10-year sentence under Section 20(a)(i) of the NDPS Act, does not trigger the stringent bail bar under Section 37. This reinforces that Section 483 BNSS remains available for non-commercial drug offenses where the punishment ceiling is below 10 years, benefiting first-time accused with no flight risk.

Chhattisgarh High Court grants bail to an accused possessing 34.6 grams of cannabis, ruling that intermediate quantities under the NDPS Act do not attract Section 37's stringent bail conditions. The court emphasized that post-charge sheet detention serves no purpose when custodial interrogation is unnecessary, setting a precedent for bail in similar cases.

Rajasthan High Court grants bail in NDPS case where seized ganja weight, after excluding leaves and stems, falls below commercial quantity under Section 2(iii)(b).