Narcotics Narcotics—Seal Impressions—Order of Judicial Magistrate and report of Chemical Examiner does not mention about seal impression by SHO on case property—Link evidence missing—Accused acquitted October 25, 2020 phlaw
Narcotics [DIVISION BENCH] Narcotics—Personal Search—Illegal Offer—Where in response to even illegal offer, accused claims that he must be searched by a Gazetted Officer and Gazetted Officer is called, then illegality of the offer would pale into insignificance February 10, 2020 phlaw
Narcotics [DIVISION BENCH] Narcotics—Chance Recovery—Identification of accused who had fled from spot—Police Officer failed to establish, how does he priorly knew the accused—Acquittal January 31, 2020 phlaw
Narcotics Non Sending Of Report U/s 57 NDPS Act Within 48 Hours Of Arrest Of Accused Will Not Vitiate Entire Proceedings: SC January 28, 2020 phlaw
Narcotics Narcotics—Delay in Trial—Non-appearance of prosecution witnesses (police officials) on about 16 dates—Directions issued to take all said police officials into custody and shall be kept in jail, till completion their examination and cross-examination January 26, 2020 phlaw
Narcotics DIVISION BENCH – Narcotics—Drugs supplied through Courier—All the courier services shall use drug narcotics detection kits at the places, where the courier is booked and also at the point of delivery—It shall be open to the police / other agency to intercepts / seize the contraband if sent through courier December 22, 2019December 22, 2019 phlaw
Narcotics Narcotics—Personal Search—Constable who conducted the search was not examined by the prosecution as a witness—Accused acquitted Narcotics—Delay of 7 days in sending samples—Accused acquitted October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 phlaw
Narcotics Narcotics—Search and Seizure—CFSL Form 29—No record on judicial file indicating that three copies of CFSL form and three sample seal chits were prepared at the spot—All the columns should be filled up and seals of impressions should be on form itself and the pasting of the same later on is deprecated—Accused acquitted. Narcotics—Case Property–Non deposit in Malkhana as per rules-Non- compliance of such rules casts doubt whether it is the same case property which was recovered from the accused and sent to FSL or it was case property of some other case—Thus entitles the accused for acquittal October 2, 2019 phlaw
Narcotics Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS) – Sections 8, 15, 42 and 52 – Non-production of contraband – Appeal against acquittal – If the seizure of the material is proved on record and is not even doubted or disputed the entire contraband material need not be placed before this Court. September 29, 2019 phlaw
Narcotics Narcotics—Personal Search—Where the recovery was “chance recovery” provisions S.50 NDPS Act was not required to be compiled with August 19, 2019 phlaw
