Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 428 · Decided 31 March 2009
State of Rajasthan v. Ratan Lal
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 428 · [2009] 7 S.C.R. 227
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 860/2004
- Decided
- 31 March 2009
- Bench
- ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 11; CrPC; NDPS Act Section 50
Headnote
227 " STATE OF RAJASTHAN A V. RATAN LAL Criminal Appeal No. 860 of 2004 MARCH 31, 2009. B (DR. ARIJIT PASAYAT, D.K. JAIN AND DR. • MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, JJ) NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUB- STANCES ACT, 1985: c s. 50 - Search of 'person' of suspect -Accused found in possession of a briefcase or any such article or D container etc. cannot be treated as body of human being - High Court has not considered true effect of s. 50 - Leave granted to State Government to file appeal, which shall be heard by High Court on merits. ' The respondent was found in possession of a bag E
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