Supreme Court · 2001 INSC 74 · Decided 6 February 2001
Gurbax Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2001 INSC 74 · [2001] 1 S.C.R. 882
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 35/2000
- Decided
- 6 February 2001
- Bench
- M.B. SHAH, K.G. BALAKRISHNAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 52, 55, 57, 15, 50, 5S
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Sections 52, 55 and 57-Prescribed procedure under-Non-compliance C with-Effect on conviction-Accused found carrying poppy straw in a bag­ Sample was taken and seal affixed in the presence of a witness-Sea/ remained ~-- with witness for I 0 prescribed under Ss. 52, 55 and 57 not followed-Trial court convicted accused under Section 15- D High Court affirmed the conviction-Correctness of-Held : Sections. 52, 55 and 57 are director;~Violation of these provisions would not ipso facto violate trial or conviction-However, such
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