Supreme Court · 2007 INSC 683 · Decided 5 June 2007
State of Rajasthan v. Babu Ram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2007 INSC 683 · [2007] 7 S.C.R. 939
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1097/2002
- Decided
- 5 June 2007
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 17
Headnote
B ~ Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: _, s. 50[1 ]-"search any person "-Meaning of-Held: In a case of search c of a bag which was with the accused, s.50 has no application. Words & Phrases: Expression "search any person'', occurring in s.50{1} of Narcotic said bag, it was found to have contained the contraband substance. Respondent was convicted u/s 17 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The High Court directed his acquittal on the ground of non-compliance of s.50 of the Act. E In the appeal filed by the State, it was
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