Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 427 · Decided 31 March 2009
U.O.I. v. Bal Mukund & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 427 · [2009] 5 S.C.R. 205
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1397/2007
- Decided
- 31 March 2009
- Bench
- S.B. SINHA, MUKUNDAKAM SHARMA, H.L. DATTU (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 42, 55, 67
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - ss. 42, 55 and 67 - Standing Instruction No. 1188 - Receipt c of secret information - Search leading to seizure of contraband - Trial court convicting the accused - High Court setting aside the conviction - Justification of- Held: On facts, of mandatory ' )( requirements/statutory provisions in respect of search, seizure D and taking of samples - Also there was doubt as to whether the purported confessions by accused were voluntary - Moreover the confessions were subsequently retracted and - there was no independent
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