Supreme Court · 2011 INSC 475 · Decided 7 July 2011
State of Delhi v. Ram Avtar@ Rama
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2011 INSC 475 · [2011] 7 S.C.R. 1129
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1101/2004
- Decided
- 7 July 2011
- Bench
- B.S. CHAUHAN, SWATANTER KUMAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 50
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985: A B s.50 - Search and seizure - Safeguards provided u/s.50 c - Obligation of the searching officer to inform the person to be searched about his right to be taken to _the nearest Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate '.""' Held: The accused to· him as regards his search - The duty is cast upon the searching officer to 0 make the accused aware of existence of such a right - Failure to provide such option in accordance with the provisions of the Act, render the recovery of contraband /illicit substance illegal - After
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