Supreme Court of India

State of Rajasthan v. Daulat Ram

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 880
Bench B.P. Singh and S.H. Kapadia JJ.
Decided 23 August 2005

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Section 50- Applicabiity of-Search of bag carried by a person on his head-Held: Does not amount to personal search-Section 50 is not applicable. Words and phrases- 'Person' and 'Personal search '-Meaning of-Jn the context of Section 50 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The question which arose for consideration in the present appeal is whether search of a bag carried by a person on his head and found to contain contraband opium, would amount to personal search and would attract the provisions of Section 50 of Narcotic

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