Asrar Usman Khan @ Sade Nau v. the State of Maharashtra
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NDPS bail; Mephedrone (MD) 68 grams; commercial quantity contention - defence plea that substance weighed along with pouch, State assertion of compliance with NDPS provisions; long incarceration 2 years 5 months 9 days; charges not framed; Sections 8(c), 22(c) NDPS Act 1985; antecedent FIR Section 363 IPC urged by State; earlier bail application rejected by Special Court Mumbai on 13 August 2024; PR Bond Rs.50,000 with local sureties; conditions: trial attendance every date, monthly Police Station visit 11:00 a.m.-02:00 p.m. till charges framed, passport deposit, no exit from India without permission, no tampering/influencing witnesses, residence and mobile details to be disclosed, co-operation with trial; prima facie observations caveat; Anti Narcotics Cell Ghatkopar; Bombay High Court Criminal Appellate Jurisdiction; BAIL APPLICATION NO.3849 OF 2024; decided 7 October 2025; Dr. Neela Gokhale, J.