Pramod Ganpat Wankhede And Anr. vs State Of Maharashtra on 22 February, 2002
12. Learned Counsel Mr. Deshpande placed reliance on a recent decision of the Apex Court rendered in 2001 Cri.LJ. 4240, State of Madhya Pradesh -Appellant v. Kajad Respondent, wherein the Apex Court referring to the earlier decision in Intelligence Officer Narcotic Control Bureau v. Sambhu Sonkar (supra) has held that the accused cannot be released on bail in offences punishable for a term of imprisonment of 5 years or more in view of the restriction embodied under Section 37 of the N.D.P.S. Act. The accused not to be released unless there, are reasonable grounds to believe that he is not guilty of the offence. In that case it was found that the earlier application for bail was rejected. The Apex Court in that context observed that bait cannot be granted particularly in view of the rejection of the earlier bail application. Since the second application was without mentioning the change in circumstance and as such it was deemed to be reviewed, which is not permissible. The Apex Court cancelled bail granted by the High Court.