Supreme Court of India
Bahadur Singh v. State of Haryana
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that the same cannot be accepted having particular regard to tha fact that the six bags containing 32 kilograms of Poppy Husk in each of the bags were not only recovered from the E premises of the petitioner but from a room which was opened by him with a key in his possession.
Judgment, page 9
From the headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - ss. 42 and 57 - Recovery of contraband from the premises, key of which was in possession of the accused - Conviction by courts below - Non-compliance of ss. 42 and 57 pleaded - Held: Non-compliance with Section 42 would not vitiate the trial, if it did not cause prejudice to the accused. Held further: Section 57 not mandatory. On facts, the provisions under the Sections were complied with - Accused was also found in possession of the contraband. On a secret information, police party raided the house of the petitioner-accused. On
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