Supreme Court · 2005 INSC 200 · Decided 12 April 2005
State of Rajasthan v. Ram Chandra
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2005 INSC 200 · [2005] 3 S.C.R. 496
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 541/2005
- Decided
- 12 April 2005
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, S.H. KAPADIA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 50, 8, 18
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Section 50 : C Applicability of-Scope-Held: S.50 only applies to personal search of an accused-Does not extend to search of a vehicle or container or bag or premises. Personal search : D Option to accused to be searched in presence of any of the vexatious search, unfair dealings and protects and safeguards the interest of the innocent. Option given to the accused is only to choose whether he would like to E be searched by the officer making the search or in the presence of the nearest available Gazetted Officer or the nearest available
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