Supreme Court of India
Ritesh Chakarvarti v. State of Madhya Pradesh
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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
- 2020 Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
- 2024 Md. Rahim Ali @ Abdur Rahim v. The State of Assam & Ors.
- 2023 Balwinder Singh (binda) v. The Narcotics Control Bureau
- 2009 Sarju@ Ramu v. State of U.P.
Of those, 1 relied on · 3 mentioned
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