Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 498 · Decided 19 September 2003
M. Prabhulal v. The Assistant Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 498 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 958
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 486/2003
- Decided
- 19 September 2003
- Bench
- Y.K. SABHARWAL, B.N. AGRAWAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 25; NDPS Act Section 42
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 C Sections 8(c), 8(1), 18, 21, 29 & 67: Conviction based on statements made under Section 67 before Officers of Department-Allegation of torture and harassment in obtaining the statement making it involuntary-­ Delay in recording the was involuntary-Accused making no complaint of torture D before the Magistrate-Vague stand of torture taken before Trial Judge under Section 313 Cr.P. C.-ln such circumstances, the confessional statement was voluntary-Also, accused failed to establish that any prejudice was caused. E Recovery
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