Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 420 · Decided 16 September 1999
Kalem Tumba v. State of Maharashtra and ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 420 · [1999] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 670
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 817/1998
- Decided
- 16 September 1999
- Bench
- G.T. NANAVATI, S.N. PHUKAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 8(c), 21, 23, 28, 50; Customs Act Section 108, 135, 135(i)(ii)
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 8 (c), 21, 23, 28 and 50. C Search and seizure-Requirement of information to accused-That he has a right to be searched in the presence of a gazetted officer or a Magistrate-Held, applicable to search of a person and not to search of a Department-Recovery of heroif!-'-Admission by accused that seized packet contained heroin-Corroboration of evidence-Held, conviction was valid E Customs Act, 1962 : Sections 108 and 135. • Accused-Statement recorded under section JOB-Admissibility of The appellant, a Zaire National, arrived
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