Supreme Court of India

Dehal Singh v. State of Himachal Pradesh

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Reported as [2010] 10 S.C.R. 598
Bench Harjit Singh Bedi and Chandramauli Kr. Prasad JJ.
Decided 31 August 2010

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: s. 20 - Accused found in possession of large quantity of 'charas' - Conviction - Plea that 15 gm difference in weight of samples when weighed in Laboratory, cast a doubt on credibility of prosecution case - HELD: In view of the fact that 0 the weighing scale and weight of a grocery shop were used by the authorised officer and in the Laboratory weight of the contraband was measured with precision scale, the small difference in weight loses its significance. ss. 20, 35 and 54 - 'Conscious possession' - Presumption - Burden to rebut the

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