Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 758 · Decided 19 July 1996
State of Punjab v. Labh Singh Etc
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 758 · [1996] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 760
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 730/1996
- Decided
- 19 July 1996
- Bench
- K. RAMASWAMY, G.B. PATTANAIK (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act
Headnote
PUNJAB v. LABH SINGH ETC. JULY 19, 1996 B [K. RAMASWAMY AND G.B. PATTANAIK, JJ.j Narcotic D111gs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Section 5!J-Accused--Searclz of-Right to be infonned about entitle- C ment to be searched in presence of a gazetted office1-Violation of light-Ef­ fect effect that he was infonned of his right and that the sante 1vas 1vaived-Also long delay in the nzat­ ter--Respondents acquitted in such circianstances-Held no interference 1vas D called for with acquiUal order. State of Punjab v. Balbir Singh. [1994] 3 SCC 299; State of Punjab v. Jasbir
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