The 24-Hour Clock Starts When Liberty Stops: Supreme Court Redraws the Line Between Detention and Arrest in NDPS Cases
- November 14, 2026
Nov 15, 2026 · @Sahir Singh Virk Sri Sujit Das & Ors. v. Union of India, 2026 INSC 1195 (decided 5 November 2026) — Ujjal Bhuyan and Atul S. Chandurkar, JJ. In a narcotics case with 60.79 kg of methamphetamine on the table and Section 37 of the NDPS Act standing guard, the Supreme Court…