Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 277 · Decided 16 July 1999
Pon Adithan v. Deputy Director, Narcotics Control Bureau, MADRAS/. I
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 277 · [1999] 3 S.C.R. 897
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 11/1997
- Decided
- 16 July 1999
- Bench
- G.T. NANAVATI, N. SANTOSH HEGDE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 313; Evidence Act Section 24; NDPS Act Section 50(1), 21
Headnote
B Criminal Law : Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Section 50(1)-Contraband article-Search and seizure of-Right of accused-To be C searched in the presence of gazetted officer or a Magistrate-Intelligence Officer, who searched the accused, deposed about due compliance with In the circumstances of the case, oral evidence of Intelligence Officer sufficient for Proving due compliance with S. 50(1)-Subsequent involvement of Intelligence Officer in a case under the Act, inconsequential. D Section 8(c) and 21-Accused found in· possession of heroin without
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