Supreme Court · 2009 INSC 855 · Decided 11 June 2009
Union of India v. Shah Alam & ANR.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2009 INSC 855 · [2009] 9 S.C.R. 1118
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1158/2004
- Decided
- 11 June 2009
- Bench
- B. SUDERSHAN REDDY, AFTAB ALAM (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 50, 21
Headnote
>-- r ·t- I .. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - s.50, s.8 rlw 21 - Allegation of illegal possession of 100 c grams of heroin by respondents - Body search of respondents, packets of heroin found in shoulder bags carried by them - Conviction u/s. 8121 and sentenced to with fine - However, acquittal by High Court - Interference with - Held: Not called for- Alleged D recovery of heroin from respondents in violation of s. 50 - Non- ,,, examination of independent witnesses of search and recovery - More so, respondents already served 415th of the maximum
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