Manjit Singh v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
In a bail petition under Section 439 Cr.P.C. for an accused in an NDPS case, the Court held that given the duration of incarceration and the trial's proximity to conclusion, the petitioner need not be detained longer and granted bail.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; petitioner ordered to be enlarged on bail to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate/Duty Magistrate, Amritsar.