Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 1117 · Decided 15 September 2025
Kailas S/O Bajirao Pawar v. The State of Maharashtra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 1117 · [2025] 9 S.C.R. 935
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 4041/2025
- Decided
- 15 September 2025
- Bench
- MANOJ MISRA, UJJAL BHUYAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 293(1), 391; Evidence Act; NDPS Act Section 8(c)
Headnote
Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in ordering a re-trial; if not, then what would be the appropriate order that may be passed in this appeal. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - ss.8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) - to cannabis plant and cannabis - Search and seizure operation leading to recovery of contraband-Ganja weighing 39 kgs from the hut of the appellant-accused no. 1 and accused no.2 - On disclosure by two accused, complicity of accused no.3 came to light and on accused no.3's
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