Bhatt and Joshi Associates defends clients in NDPS cases involving allegations of possession, trafficking and related offences. The firm scrutinizes search, seizure and procedural safeguards to identify legal defences. Its lawyers handle bail, trial and appeals with sensitivity to the high stakes involved. Bhatt and Joshi Associates works to protect rights while guiding families and accused persons through a complex legal process.
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An NDPS Lawyer represents clients in bail applications, NDPS trials, appeals, quashing petitions, seizure challenges, and legal defence in cases involving possession, trafficking, cultivation, import/export, or consumption of narcotic and psychotropic substances.
NDPS Act includes stringent provisions such as Section 37, which imposes tough conditions for bail, especially in commercial quantity cases. Courts require strong grounds to believe the accused is not guilty before granting bail.
Key documents include FIR, seizure memo, panchnama, FSL report, arrest memo, call records (if relevant), medical documents, statements, and procedural records regarding compliance with Sections 42, 50, and 57 of the NDPS Act.
Grounds include illegal search/seizure, non-compliance with mandatory NDPS procedures, faulty sampling, unreliable witnesses, lack of independent corroboration, or procedural defects by investigating agencies.
The lawyer cross-examines prosecution witnesses, challenges the chain of custody, disputes FSL reports, presents defence evidence, ensures procedural safeguards, and builds arguments to create reasonable doubt.
Yes. High Courts can quash NDPS proceedings under Section 482 CrPC when evidence is insufficient, procedures were violated, the accused was falsely implicated, or continuation of proceedings is an abuse of law.
NDPS trials may take several months to a few years, depending on quantity involved, evidence complexity, FSL timelines, and court workload. Bail matters, however, can be heard within days to weeks depending on urgency.