Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 304 · Decided 21 April 2004
S. Jeevanantham v. The State Through Inspector of Police, TN
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 304 · [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 607
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 28/2002
- Decided
- 21 April 2004
- Bench
- K.G. BALAKRISHNAN, B.N. SRIKRISHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 161; NDPS Act Section 8(c), 20(b), 20(b)(2)
Headnote
B Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Ss. 8 (c) and 20(b)-Same Police Officer preparing FIR and conducting investigation-Legality of investigation-Police informed of accused selling C 'Hashish '-Accused found in possession of contraband articles-Inspector prepared FIR and that investigation was biased as case was investigated by the same Inspector on whose statement case was registered-­ Held, the Inspector conducted the search and recovered the contraband D article and registered the case-The article seized from the accused was narcotic drug-There is
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