Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 320 · Decided 11 August 1999
T. Hamza v. State of Kerala
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 320 · [1999] SUPP. 1 S.C.R. 343
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 798/1997
- Decided
- 11 August 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, D.P. MOHAPATRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 50(1), 21, 50
Headnote
Criminal Law: Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Section 50(1)-Non-compliance of-Before search and seizure­ Accused found in possession of contraband article as a result of search of his person-Provisions of S.50(1) not complied with-No other evidence in support of the was convicted under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 by the Sessions Court. The High Court upheld the conviction. Hence this appeal. A B c D According to the prosecution, having received the information that the appellant-accused was selling
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