Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 958 · Decided 29 July 2009
Karnail Singh v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 958 · [2009] 11 S.C.R. 470
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 36/2003
- Decided
- 29 July 2009
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, R.V. RAVEENDRAN, D.K. JAIN, P. SATHASIVAM, J.M. PANCHAL (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Reference answered
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 96; Constitution; NDPS Act Section 42
Headnote
NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC C SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985: ss.42(1) and 42(2) - Power of entry, search and seizure and arrest without warrant or autfJorization - Requirement of taking down in wr(ting by empowered officer the infonnation 0 regarding commission of offence in drug or psychotropic substance, and sending a copy thereof to his immediate official superior - HELD: On receiving the infol7Tlation, it has to be recorded in the relevant register and _a copy thereof to be sent forthwith to the immediate official superior, before proceeding to take action
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