Supreme Court of India

Karnail Singh v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2009] 11 S.C.R. 470

Bench K.G. Balakrishnan, R.V. Raveendran, D.K. Jain, P. Sathasivam and J.M. Panchal JJ.

Decided 29 July 2009

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From the headnote

NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985: ss.42(1) and 42(2) - Power of entry, search and seizure and arrest without warrant or autfJorization - Requirement of taking down in wr(ting by empowered officer the infonnation 0 regarding commission of offence in respect of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, and sending a copy thereof to his immediate official superior - HELD: On receiving the infol7Tlation, it has to be recorded in the relevant register and _a copy thereof to be sent forthwith to the immediate official superior, before proceeding to take action in tenns of

Where later benches applied it

2024 Smt. Najmunisha v. The State of Gujarat relied on
2012 Kishan Chand v. State of Haryana relied on
2011 Rajender Singh v. State of Haryana relied on
2021 Boota Singh & Others v. State of Haryana followed
2018 Shafhi Mohammad v. The State of Himachal Pradesh followed
2013 State of Rajasthan v. Bheru Lal followed
2012 Sukhdev Singh v. State of Haryana followed
2024 Kali Charan and Others v. State of U.P. and Others referred to
2021 Union of India through Narcotics Control Bureau, Lucknow v. Md. Nawaz Khan referred to
2016 State of Rajasthan v. Jag Raj Singh @ Hansa referred to
2015 Mohan Lal v. State of Rajasthan referred to
2011 State of Delhi v. Ram Avtar@ Rama referred to
2010 Kuldeep Singh v. State of Punjab referred to

Of those, 3 relied on · 4 followed · 6 referred to

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