Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 579 · Decided 22 April 2009
State of Punjab v. Surjit Singh & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 579 · [2009] 7 S.C.R. 306
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 646/2005
- Decided
- 22 April 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 15
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - S. 15 - Prosecution under - Case based on evidence of c offic;ial witnesses -- Independent witness to recovery and seizure of contraband, not examined - Reason for non-examination stated that he was won over - Conviction by trial court - ground that conviction on the basis of official witnesses not correct - Independent- witness D .- even if won over, should have been examined - On appeal, held: Accused liable to be convicted - Evidence of official ..... witnesses does not suffer from any infirmity CRIMINALAPPELLATE JURISDICTION:
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