Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 78 · Decided 6 January 2025
Bharat Aambale v. The State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 78 · [2025] 1 S.C.R. 1524
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 250/2025
- Decided
- 6 January 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act; NI Act; NDPS Act Section 20(b)(ii)(c), 52A, 54
Headnote
Appellant had been convicted by the Courts below under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The issue was whether the conviction could be said to have been vitiated because of non-compliance of Section 52A of the NDPS Act. Substances Act, 1985 - s.52A - Purpose, Nature, Extent & Scope - Allegation of non-compliance of s.52A - Onus on the accused or on the prosecution - Required standard of proof: Held: 1. On facts, it can be hardly be said that there has been any
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