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Can a pending NDPS case be quashed solely because confessions are inadmissible?

High Court wrongly quashed NDPS case against absconder based on confession bar

The State of Karnataka & Anr. vs Sadiq Pasha

Criminal Law / NDPS / Quashing of Proceedings

The Supreme Court set aside the High Court's order quashing NDPS proceedings against an absconder, holding that the bar on confessional statements does not justify quashing a pending prosecution.

Can a coerced police confession alone justify preventive detention under NSA?

Supreme Court Quashes NSA Detention Based on Coerced Police Confession

Mulla Afroz vs Union of India and Ors.

Criminal Law / Preventive Detention / Constitutional Law

The Supreme Court quashed the NSA preventive detention order holding that a coerced extra-judicial confession to police cannot, without independent supporting material, form the basis for preventive detention.

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