Supreme Court of India
The State of Rajasthan v. Rehman
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We hold that the search made by the Deputy Superinteadent in the present case in contravention of the provisions of s. 165 of the Code was illegal.
Judgment, page 7
From the headnote
Criminal Trial-Search by Excise Officer-Failure to record reasons-Search, if illegal-Central Excise and Salt Act, 1944, (I of r944), s. I4-Central Excise Rules, r944, r. 20I-Code of Criminal Procedure, r898, (V of r898), s. r65. I959 October I4 Deputy Superintendent of Central Excise, on receiving information that the respondent had cultivated tobacco but had not paid excise duty thereon, went to search the house of the respondent with a view to find out whether he had stored tobacco there. The respondent obstructed the making of the search with the result that the Deputy Superintendent fell
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