Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 77 · Decided 11 February 2003
State Through Narcotics Control Bureau v. Kulwant Singh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 77 · [2003] 1 S.C.R. 995
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1139/2000
- Decided
- 11 February 2003
- Bench
- N. SANTOSH HEGDE, B.P. SINGH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 482; Constitution Article 309; NDPS Act Section 4, 21, 36A, 41, 4(1)
Headnote
B Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 4, 21, 36A, 41. 42, 53 and 67-Narcotic Control Bureau-legal status of-Held, Narcotic Control Bureau is not an authority created or constituted by an Act, C but an authority created under the Act-It is not a distinct legal entity but to exercise powers of search, seizure and arrests under sections 36A, 41, 42 and 67 legal and valid-Hence complaint lodged by such officer is also authorized. Interpretation of statues-In the absence of any precise definition of the word it must be given .ifs natural and ordinary meaning, unless
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