Supreme Court · 2019 INSC 1145 · Decided 15 October 2019
G H State of Punjab v. Baljinder Singh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2019 INSC 1145 · [2019] 13 S.C.R. 520
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1565/2019
- Decided
- 15 October 2019
- Bench
- UDAY UMESH LALIT, INDU MALHOTRA, KRISHNA MURARI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution; NDPS Act Section 50, 15
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - ss.50, 15- Infraction with respect to personal search u/s.50, if affects the qualitative value of the other material/article recovered during the investigation - As per the vehicle and the person accompanying him) were carrying contraband material in seven bags lying in the vehicle - Their personal search did not lead to any recovery of contraband - Trial Court held them guilty u/s.15 and sentenced to suffer 12 years' rigorous imprisonment with fine
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