Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 714 · Decided 16 August 2018
Mohanlal v. The State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 714 · [2018] 9 S.C.R. 1006
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1880/2011
- Decided
- 16 August 2018
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, R. BANUMATHI, NAVIN SINHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 21; NDPS Act Section 18, 55
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Fairness and impartiality in investigation - Informant and investigator, if same person - Sanctity of such investigation - Whether in a criminal prosecution, it will be in of justice, fair play and a fair investigation, if the informant and the investigating officer were to be the same person - Held: If an informant police official in a criminal prosecution, especially when carrying a reverse burden of proof, makes the allegations and is himself asked
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