Supreme Court of India

State of Orissa v. Rajendra Tripathy and Ors.

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Reported as [2004] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 387
Bench Doraiswamy Raju J.
Decided 6 May 2004

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 18, 21, 41, 42 and 50-Seizure of heroin from accused during personal search-Trial Court convicted the accused and sentenced them to imprisonment and fine-High Court acquitted the accused on ground of correction of name of the accused in search memo and non-expla_nation of safe custody of seized articles by prosecution-Held, on facts and evidence, correction of name of the accused a'!d safe custody of seized articles properly explain~d by prosecution-Hence, acquittal of accused reversed and accused directed to surrender. Respondents

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