Archive · 5 Dec 2025
Gauhati High Court Deems Man's Arrest Illegal in NDPS Case
The Gauhati High Court in India recently made a big decision in a drug case.
A man was arrested for allegedly carrying a lot of heroin, but the court said his arrest was not done properly.
The law says that when someone is arrested, their family or friends should be told.
But in this case, the police did not do that.
The judge, Justice Anjan Moni Kalita, said this made the arrest illegal.
So, the court decided to let the man go on bail.
The police had found 1,239 grams of what they thought was heroin in the man's car.
The court's decision was based on the fact that the police did not follow the rules about telling the man's family about his arrest.
The Gauhati High Court granted bail to a man in an NDPS case, deeming his arrest illegal.
The court found that the arresting authority did not comply with Section 48 of BNSS, 2023, which requires informing the accused's family or friends about the arrest.
The prosecution alleged that 1,239 grams of suspected heroin were recovered from the accused's car.
The accused was charged under Sections 22(c), 25, and 29 of the NDPS Act, 1985.
The court noted that there was no record to indicate that the accused's relatives or friends were informed about the arrest.
- Who
- A man accused in an NDPS case
- What
- The Gauhati High Court deemed his arrest illegal and granted bail
- When
- The specific date of the ruling is not mentioned in the article
- Where
- Gauhati High Court, India
- Why
- The arresting authority did not comply with Section 48 of BNSS, 2023, which mandates informing the accused's family or friends about the arrest
- Court
- Gauhati High Court
- Accused
- Man in NDPS case
- Section Violated
- Section 48 of BNSS, 2023
- Contraband Recovered
- 1,239 grams of suspected heroin
- Sections Charged
- 22(c), 25, 29 of NDPS Act, 1985
- Ruling
- Arrest deemed illegal, bail granted
- Judge
- Justice Anjan Moni Kalita