Kouadio Adingra Emmanuel Nguettia v. Union rep by The Superintendent of Customs
Case brief
What is this about?
Madras High Court, K. Rajasekar, J., 10.12.2025 — Crl.O.P.No.20701 of 2025 dismissed. Bail sought under Section 483 BNSS 2023 in Customs case R.R.No.01 of 2025, offences under Sections 8(c)/21(c)/23(c)/28 NDPS Act 1985; 1999 grams of cocaine allegedly smuggled from Abidjan via Addis Ababa to Chennai Airport (Ethiopian Airlines, 21.05.2023); field test showed Amphetamine but forensic report confirmed Cocaine; commercial quantity; Section 37 NDPS applied; 2 ½ years' incarceration with no trial progress held not a valid ground in alleged international trafficking. Keywords: NDPS bail, Section 37 NDPS, commercial quantity, cocaine, forensic report discrepancy, test kit, Customs Chennai, international smuggling.
What did the court decide?
Correction of the seized substance from Amphetamine (initial test-kit indication) to Cocaine upon forensic chemical examination is not a ground for consideration in the bail petition; seizure is always based on the test-kit result but is always subject to the result of forensic examination.