Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 700 · Decided 8 October 2013
Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 700 · [2013] 9 S.C.R. 962
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 152/2013
- Decided
- 8 October 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, A.K. SIKRI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Matter referred to larger bench
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Evidence Act Section 25; NDPS Act Section 67, 29; Customs Act; Central Excise Act
Headnote
NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985: s. 67 - Power to call for information etc. - Questions: (i) whether the officer investigating the matter under NDPS Act would qualify as police officer or not and (ii) whether the statement recorded by the investigating officer u/s. 67 of the D or not, even if the officer is not treated as police officer - Referred to large Bench - Further, sentence suspended till the disposal of appeal by the larger Bench - Appellant released on bail. The appellant, along with others, was convicted uls. E 8(c) r/w s. 21 (c) and s. 29 of the Narcotic
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