High Courts Grant Bail in NDPS Cases Citing Risks of Prolonged Detention

The Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and Haryana High Courts granted bail to individuals accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, citing concerns over prolonged detention. The Himachal Pradesh court released a student arrested with 350 grams of charas, noting that imprisonment could harm his studies and reformation. Similarly, the Punjab and Haryana court granted bail after nearly two years of custody, emphasizing that unjustified imprisonment risks hardening inmates rather than rehabilitating them, especially amid trial delays.