Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 325 · Decided 29 April 2004
State of Haryana v. Jarnail Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 325 · [2004] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 864
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 918/1998
- Decided
- 29 April 2004
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, B.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 50, 42, 15
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 50 and 42-Recovery of contraband article on search of vehicle at public place, C Superintendent of Police being the member of search party-Application of Sections 50 and 42--Compliance of the mandatory requirement-Held: Jn such factual place and not personal search-A/so Section 42 not applicable since there was no requirement of the officer conducting search to record grounds of his belief as contemplated by proviso to Section D 42-Moreover Superintendent of Police being member of search party and exercising his authority,
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