Supreme Court · 2002 INSC 207 · Decided 16 April 2002
Beckodan Abdul Rahiman v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2002 INSC 207 · [2002] 3 S.C.R. 53
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 619/1997
- Decided
- 16 April 2002
- Bench
- R.P. SETHI, D.M. DHARMADHIKARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 42(2), 50, 18
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 42(2) and 50-Mandatory provisions-Non-compliance-Effect of-Held, in view of A B the violation of mandatory provisions accused entitled to be acquitted. C Accused-appellant was prosecuted under Sections 9(c) r/w Section 18 of Narcotic information, searched the accused in presence of witness and found him in possession of opium. When the accused was inquired as to whether he would like to meet any higher official or Gazetted D Officer he replied in negative. He was convicted and sentenced for the offence by trial court and in
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