Supreme Court: Special Courts Retain Power to Release Vehicles Seized Under NDPS Act Despite 2022 Rules
The Supreme Court has ruled that Special Courts under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act retain their authority to order the interim release of vehicles seized for alleged involvement in drug-related offences, despite the 2022 rules governing seizure and disposal. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta held that the Narcotic…