Supreme Court · 2018 INSC 705 · Decided 14 August 2018
Mohinder Singh v. The State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2018 INSC 705 · [2018] 10 S.C.R. 910
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 2182/2010
- Decided
- 14 August 2018
- Bench
- RANJAN GOGOI, R. BANUMATHI, NAVIN SINHA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 50, 18
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: s.50 - Prosecution case was that the appellant was carrying contraband substance in a bag - On search of bag in presence of DSP, the substance in bag was found to be opium of 7.04 kg - Two samples of 20 gms each - Case property along with two samples deposited in Malkhana and next day produced before the Magistrate - Samples parcels sent to FSL and found to be opium - Acquittal by trial court for non-compliance of s.50 of the Act and on the ground that the order of the Magistrate did
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