Supreme Court of India

Pon Adithan v. Deputy Director, Narcotics Control Bureau, Madras/. I

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Reported as [1999] 3 S.C.R. 897
Bench G.T. Nanavati and N.S. Hegde JJ.
Decided 16 July 1999

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Criminal Law : Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Section 50(1)-Contraband article-Search and seizure of-Right of accused-To be searched in the presence of gazetted officer or a Magistrate-Intelligence Officer, who searched the accused, deposed about due compliance with S.50(1)-However, no independent evidence or other supportive documentary evidence-Held: In the circumstances of the case, oral evidence of Intelligence Officer sufficient for Proving due compliance with S. 50(1)-Subsequent involvement of Intelligence Officer in a case under the Act, inconsequential. Section

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