Supreme Court · [2026] 10 S.C.R. 180 · Decided 16 September 2026
Abdul Rajik v. State of M.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- [2026] 10 S.C.R. 180
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1561/2014
- Decided
- 16 September 2026
- Bench
- MANMOHAN, SANDEEP MEHTA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 8, 2(iii)(a), 52
Headnote
Whether the prosecution failed to prove that the substance recovered from the accused-appellants was charas and consequently, their conviction, as recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court is unsustainable in law; whether the accused-appellants are entitled Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - s.8 r/w s.20(b)(ii)(B), 20(b)(ii)(C) - Accused-appellants were convicted under the aforesaid sections and sentenced by trial Court which accepted the prosecution version and held that 1 kilogram and 800 grams of charas had been recovered from the
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