Supreme Court of India

State of U.P. v. Subhash Kumar Singh Tomar

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Reported as [2009] 5 S.C.R. 1139
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat, Lokeshwar Singh Panta and P. Sathasivam JJ.
Decided 15 April 2009

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 - s. 50 - Recovery of contraband on personal ·search of c suspect - Acquittal by High Court on the ground of non- compliance of s.50 - Interference with - Held: Not called for - Accused has right to be infonned that he has right to require ,, his search to be conducted in presence of Gazetted Officer or Magistrate - Failure to do so would cause prejudice to accused and render the search illegal. In this appeal, order of High Court, acquitting the appellant for non-compliance with the requirement of s.50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

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