#poppy husk

The Supreme Court ruled that in urgent narcotics raids, merely substantial compliance with Section 42 of the NDPS Act satisfies procedural requirements, and Section 50’s notice-to-owner provision does not apply to vehicle searches. This narrows procedural safeguards for suspects and streamlines enforcement actions.

The Rajasthan High Court granted bail to an accused possessing 2.110kg of poppy husk below commercial quantity, emphasizing that clean antecedents combined with over three weeks of judicial custody without trial commencement warrant release. This reinforces that prolonged pre-trial detention, even for drug offenses, cannot be ignored when the contraband is non-commercial and the accused poses no flight risk.