Supreme Court · 2012 INSC 489 · Decided 19 October 2012
Sumit Tomar v. The State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2012 INSC 489 · [2012] 11 S.C.R. 404
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1690/2012
- Decided
- 19 October 2012
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, RANJAN GOGOI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 15
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances, Act, 1985 - s.15 - Search and seizure - Independent witness - Non- e examination of - Effect - Appellant allegedly found driving a car loaded with bags of contraband (poppy straw) - Convicted on the basis of evidence of official witnesses - Conviction witness was not examined - Held: In a case of this nature, it is better if D the prosecution examines at least one independent witness to corroborate its case - However, in absence of any such witness, if the statements of police officers/official witnesses are reliable and no animosity is
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