Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 1093 · Decided 10 November 2017
Khekh Ram v. State of H.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 1093 · [2017] 11 S.C.R. 956
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1110/2016
- Decided
- 10 November 2017
- Bench
- N.V. RAMANA, AMITAVA ROY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 173, 378; NDPS Act Section 20
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - Chapter IV - ss.20, 29 - In the wee hours of 20.10.2009 a police C patrol party noticed a vehicle moving towards them - On seeing the patrol party, the driver escaped and could not be apprehended - During the search of the vehicle, contraband in the vehicle- Jn report u/s. 173 Cr.P. C., the driver of the vehicle who fled was referred to as the appellant - Appellant arrested - Trial court acquitted the appellant D - High Court in appeal reversed the said acquittal - On appeal, E F · held: identification of the appellant to be
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