Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 692 · Decided 5 May 2009
State of Rajasthan v. Bhiya Ram
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 692 · [2009] 9 S.C.R. 621
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1325/2004
- Decided
- 5 May 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, A.K. GANGULY (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 8, 18
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: c ss. 8118 and 55 - Large quantity of opium recovered from motorcycle of accused - Plea of accused that samples collected c;Jt the time of recovery did not reach FSL intact - Rejected by trial court which recorded conviction - Acquittal -.I by reaching FSL with D ~ seals not intact has been considered by Supreme Court in a large number of cases - Besides, order of High Court is bereft of discussion and reasoning - High Court would reconsider the matter in accordance with law. The accused and another while riding on a E motorcycle
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