Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 671 · Decided 29 September 2006
Ritesh Chakarvarti v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 671 · [2006] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 772
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1016/2006
- Decided
- 29 September 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, DALVEER BHANDARI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 8, 42, 50
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 8, 42 & 50-Recovery of opium on receipt of secret information by Inspector­ Raiding team included said Inspector besides another Inspector and a Sub- C Inspector-The Sub-Inspector apprehended the accused and conducted on testimony of the Sub­ Inspector-Conviction by Courts be/ow-Sustainability of-Held, not sustainable-Appel/ant was gravely prejudiced by non-examination of the O two Inspectors-Evidence of the Sub-Inspector inconsistent and full of contradictions in material particulars-Further material
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