Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 526 · Decided 22 September 2021
Union of India Through Narcotics Control Bureau, Lucknow v. MD. Nawaz Khan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 526 · [2021] 7 S.C.R. 819
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1043/2021
- Decided
- 22 September 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, B.V. NAGARATHNA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 8, 21, 27A, 29, 37(1)(b), 37(1)(b)(ii), 67, 42
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - ss.8, 21, 27A and 29 - On receiving information, a vehicle was intercepted by the NCB officers in which respondent and other two accused persons were travelling - Nothing objectionable was found in the search - However, search of car revealed two packets together weighing 3.300 kg hidden under the place where wiper is connected to the front bonnet of the car - The application for bail of the respondent was rejected by the Additional District and Sessions Judge - The High
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