Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 284 · Decided 20 February 1996
MOHD. Aslam Khan v. Narcotics Control Bureau and Another
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 284 · [1996] 2 S.C.R. 842
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 241/1996
- Decided
- 20 February 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, N.P. SINGH, K. VENKATASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 22, 8(c), 67; Customs Act Section 108, 67
Headnote
ASLAM KHAN v. NARCOTICS CONTROL BUREAU AND ANOTHER FEBRUARY 20, 1996 [AM. AHMADI, C.J., N.P. SINGH AND K. VENKATASW AMI, JJ] Climinal Law : C Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 : Section 22 read with Sections 8(c) : 66 and 67. ' Contraband drugs-Possession of-Search and his statement-Agreement neither seized from accused nor furnished by him-No independent evidence-Produced by Prosecutiort-Establishing ownership of premises-Either producing docu­ ments from Registrar's office or examining neighbours-Held : aid of Section 66 could not be invoked--/n the
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