Anticipatory Bail Plea Maintainable In NDPS Matters As BNSS Section 482 Overrides Uttar Pradesh CrPC Amendment: Allahabad High Court

In a landmark decision, the Allahabad High Court has ruled that with the enforcement of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, the bar on granting anticipatory bail in cases under the NDPS Act in Uttar Pradesh is no longer valid. The Court held that the earlier restriction imposed under Section 438(6), Criminal Procedure Code (UP Amendment) Act, 2018 has effectively been repealed by the central legislation. Background of the Legal…