Supreme Court · 2006 INSC 208 · Decided 5 April 2006
State of Haryana v. Ranbir @ Rana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2006 INSC 208 · [2006] 3 S.C.R. 864
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 650/1999
- Decided
- 5 April 2006
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, P.P. NAOLEKAR (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 50, 20
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Section 50-­ Applicability of-Held, the requirement under the provision would be C upp/icable only in a case of personal search of the accused and not in respect of baggage carried by the accused. 'Obiter dicta' and' Ratio decidende' into custody by a police party on suspicion that the plastic bag which he was holding, contained contraband article. The plastic bag was searched in the presence of Dy. S.P. and a 'pipi' E containing 'charas' was fonud. Trial court held the accused guilty and convicted him under Section 20 of
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