Supreme Court · 2004 INSC 619 · Decided 26 October 2004
State of Punjab v. Balbir Singh and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2004 INSC 619 · [2004] SUPP. 5 S.C.R. 643
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1218/2004
- Decided
- 26 October 2004
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, C.K. THAKKER (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Leave Granted & Allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 353(6); NDPS Act Section 50, 15
Headnote
B Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: s.50- Compliance with requirements of-Accused found carrying gunny bags containing poppy husk on a bullock-cart-Plea of non-compliance with C provisions of s. 50-Held, s.50 applies in case of personal search of a person- On facts, s.50 not The prosecution case was that a police party found the accused carrying 18 gunny bags containing poppy husk on a D bullock cart. The trial court convicted the accused of the offence charged. But, the High Court accepted the plea of the accused that mandatory requirements ofs.50 of the Act were
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