Supreme Court of India

Ritesh Chakarvarti v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2006] SUPP. 6 S.C.R. 772
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 29 September 2006

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that Appellant is entitled to benefit of doubt.

Judgment, page 13

From the headnote

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985-Sections 8, 42 & 50-Recovery of opium on receipt of secret information by Inspector­ Raiding team included said Inspector besides another Inspector and a Sub- Inspector-The Sub-Inspector apprehended the accused and conducted search-Witnesses to the search turned hostile-Both Inspectors not examined-Entire prosecution case resting on testimony of the Sub­ Inspector-Conviction by Courts be/ow-Sustainability of-Held, not sustainable-Appel/ant was gravely prejudiced by non-examination of the O two Inspectors-Evidence of the Sub-Inspector

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 3 mentioned

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