Supreme Court of India

State of Punjab v. Balwant Rai

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Reported as [2005] 2 S.C.R. 408
Bench B.P. Singh and Arun Kumar JJ.
Decided 24 February 2005

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What the Court ordered

We are of the view that the defence of the respondent, that he was falsely implicated, cannot be accepted.

Judgment, page 6

From the headnote

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic. Substances Act, 1985--Sections 15 and 50-Accused prosecuted for possessing 15 bags of poppyhusk-Accused found sitting on the bags-Search of bags by Police-Plea of false implication by accused-Negatived-Conviction by Trial Court-Acquittal by High Court for non-compliance of Section 50-0n appeal, held: Convict.ion justifled-:­ Section 50 not attracted·in the case, as search of bags ~ould no/ amount-to search of the person of.the accused-Also in the facts and circumstances of the case, false implication of accused not acceptable. PW-3 and PW-1, the police

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