Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 1171 · Decided 7 October 2009
Dalel Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 1171 · [2009] 14 S.C.R. 1129
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1034/2003
- Decided
- 7 October 2009
- Bench
- V.S. SIRPURKAR, DEEPAK VERMA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 20, 42
Headnote
" Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - ss. 20 and 42 - Conviction uls. 20 - Challenged - Non- compliance of s. 42 alleged - Held: Challenge not tenable - c Information was received by PW6 Inspector when he was not in the police station but was on patrol duty - He officer ASP on wireless -Information having been transmitted through wireless, there was substantial compliance of s.42 since the D situation was of emergency- Had the police officer not moved in right earnest, the appellant-acf,used would have had opportunity to remove the contraband
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