The Calcutta High Court suspended an NDPS conviction, stressing the fundamental duty of raiding officers to correctly classify and separately preserve seized contraband, noting serious procedural lapses. A Division Bench of Justices Apurba Sinha Ray and Arijit Banerjee heard.
The Supreme Court of India ruled that once a bail order is signed, it cannot be recalled or reversed due to a staff member’s typing mistake. Invoking Section 362 CrPC, the Court restored anticipatory bail, holding that changing “allowed” to “rejected” amounts to an illegal review, not a clerical correction.
The Supreme Court has raised serious concern over the rising backlog of gangster and terror-linked cases in Delhi, urging urgent reforms and special courts for speedy trials. The Bench stressed that trials must finish within six months and said “the question of granting bail” should not arise if proceedings move on time.
