Mere Non-Filing of FSL Report at Time of Chargesheet Filing Doesn't Entitle NDPS Accused to Default Bail: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has held that the non-filing of a Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) Report along with the chargesheet in a narcotics case does not render the chargesheet incomplete. The Court clarified that the accused cannot use the absence of this report as a ground to seek default bail under Section 167(2), Code of Criminal Procedure and Section 36A(4), Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Case Background: Heroin…