Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 370 · Decided 20 June 2013
Vijay Jain v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 370 · [2013] 4 S.C.R. 293
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 486/2013
- Decided
- 20 June 2013
- Bench
- A.K. PATNAIK, RANJAN GOGOI (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 136; NDPS Act
Headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: A B s. 8121 (c) - Conviction on the ground of seizure of c contraband goods from accused - Non production of contraband goods before court - Effect of - Held: As the prosecution has not produced before court, the brown sugar alleged to have offered any explanation therefor and as the evidence of D witnesses to seizure does not establish seizure of brown sugar from appellants, judgment of trial court convicting the appellants and that of High Court maintaining the conviction are not sustainable and, as such, are set aside. The
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