Supreme Court · 2008 INSC 1083 · Decided 23 September 2008
Man Bahadur v. State of H.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2008 INSC 1083 · [2008] 13 S.C.R. 955
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1513/2008
- Decided
- 23 September 2008
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, CYRIAC JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 436; NDPS Act
Headnote
955 MAN BAHADUR v. STATE OF H.P. (Criminal Appeal No. 1513 of 2008) SEPTEMBR 23, 2008 [S.8. SINHA AND CYRIAC JOSEPH, JJ] Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: A B s. 50 - Search of person - Right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate - HELD: In the instant option to the suspect to be searched either by himself or in· presence of a Magistrate or a Gazetted Officer - No evidence D has been adduced to show that suspect was communicated of his right either to be searched in presence of a Magistrate or a Gazetted Officer on the one hand and by
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