Supreme Court · 1973 INSC 249 · Decided 19 December 1973
Sri Chand Batra v. State of U.P.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1973 INSC 249 · [1974] 2 S.C.R. 821
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 138/1970
- Decided
- 19 December 1973
- Bench
- M. HAMEEDULLAH BEG, Y.V. CHANDRACHUD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 45; Constitution
Headnote
821 U,f', Excise Act-1, 60(a)-Whtther sm1llln1 test tnougfi to /ustlfl co11cluslo11 tlwt the liquid was ifliclt liquor-Wlittl1er oplnlo11 of the Inspector opinion ti·l~ dc•nct under s. 45 of 1ht Evidence Act. ' · The nppellant was found ·preparina illicit liquor when the bad no <;:oncern with the bungalow searched and that he was not present when the search was taken nnd that he was falsely implicated in the co.se. All the materials found in the room were seized. The Excise Inspector had tested the contents of the drums with the aid of litmus paper,
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