Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 410 · Decided 26 March 2009
State of Punjab v. Ram Pal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 410 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 601
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 291/2004
- Decided
- 26 March 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, LOKESHWAR SINGH PANTA, P. SATHASIVAM (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 25
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 c - s. 25, 35 and 54 - Conviction u/s. 25 - Acquittal holding that conscious possession not established - On appeal, held: Law relating to conscious possession dealt with in a case decided by Supreme Court - Since the accused not represented, Court to decide the case ~ in accordance with decision passed by Supreme Court. D Words and Phrases - 'Conscious' and 'Possession' - Meaning of in the context of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances Act, 1985. Respondent-accused was charged u/s. 15 of E Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
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