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Vijaysinh Chandubha Jadeja v. State of Gujarat

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Reported as [2010] 13 S.C.R. 255
Decided 29 October 2010

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Section 50 - Search of persons (suspects) - Requirements - Expression "if the person to be searched so requires" - Scope of - HELD: Obligation of the authorised officer under sub-s.(1) of s.50 is mandfjtory and requires a 0 strict compliance - The mandate of s. 50 is precise and clear - If the person intended to be searched expresses to the authorised officer his desire to be taken to the nearest gazetted officer or the Magistrate, he cannot be searched till · the gazetted officer or the Magistrate, as the case may be, directs the

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