Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 191 · Decided 15 February 2009
Ajmer Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 191 · [2010] 2 S.C.R. 785
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 436/2009
- Decided
- 15 February 2009
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, H.L. DATTU (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 20
Headnote
A B Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: s.20 - Prosecution under - Conviction by courts below c - On appeal, conviction upheld. s. 50 - Applicability of - In case of search and recovery from bag, briefcase, container etc. - Held: Such case does not come within ambit of s. 50 - search of person. Evidence - Official witness - Not corroborated by independent witness - In a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act - Authenticity of - Held: Normally in a charge under the Act, corroboration from E independent witness is expected, but it is not inviolable
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