Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 477 · Decided 15 September 2003
Megh Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 477 · [2003] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 720
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 452/2003
- Decided
- 15 September 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 15, 20, 34, 50, 54
Headnote
SINGH v. ST A TE OF PUNJAB SEPTEMBER 15, 2003 [DORAISWAMY RAJU AND ARIJIT PASAYAT, JJ.) Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 15, 20, 34, 50 and 54-Appellant apprehended by police party as he was seen sitting on gunny bags containing contraband articles-Trial Court presumed unless the contrary is proved-On appeal Held, conscious possession and not mere custody without awareness of the nature of possession necessary-Once possession is established the D person who claims that it was not a conscious possession has to establish it because the coming in
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