Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 686 · Decided 2 December 2003
Prabha Shankar Dubey v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 686 · [2003] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 444
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 634/2003
- Decided
- 2 December 2003
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 313; Constitution
Headnote
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; Section I 8: Suspects carrying opium intercepted by Officer-Notice for search by C Magistrate/Gazetted Officer-Opted to be searched by Officer intercepting them-Seizure of opium ji·om their custody-Trial Court convicted and sentenced fully complied with-Upheld by the High Court-On appeal, Held : Since no specific form prescribed under the D provisions of the Act except conveying to suspects about existence of their right to search by named officers, the question as to compliance thereto has to be decided on facts of each
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