Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 362 · Decided 6 May 2004
State of Orissa v. Rajendra Tripathy and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 362 · [2004] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 387
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 181/1999
- Decided
- 6 May 2004
- Bench
- DORAISWAMY RAJU, ARIJIT PASAYAT (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 18, 21, 41, 42, 50
Headnote
.B Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 18, 21, 41, 42 and 50-Seizure of heroin from accused during personal search-Trial Court convicted the accused and sentenced them to imprisonment and fine-High Court acquitted the accused on ground of C correction of name of the and evidence, correction of name of the accused a'!d safe custody of seized articles properly explain~d by prosecution-Hence, acquittal of accused reversed and accused directed to surrender. D Respondents were found in possession of heroin in polythene jari packets during personal search
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