Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 683 · Decided 15 May 2008
K. Chithhayan v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 683 · [2008] 8 S.C.R. 941
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 827/2005
- Decided
- 15 May 2008
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, P. SATHASIVAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 22
Headnote
941 -) K. CHITHHAYAN A V. STATE OF TAMIL NADU (Criminal Appeal No. 827 of 2005) May 15, 2008 B [DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT AND P. SATHASIVAM, JJ] NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUB- STANCES ACT, 1985: ss 42(2), 43 and 50 - Search of bag belonging to ac- c cused conducted in a public place-Bag contained not s.42(2) was applicable-As there was no personal search, s.50 has no ap- D ~ plication - There is no infirmity in judgment of High Court to warrant interference. The appellant was found carrying 2 kg Diazepam in a bag. The trial court convicted him uls 22 of the Narcotic E Drugs and
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