Supreme Court of India

Vijay Jain v. State of Madhya Pradesh

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Reported as [2013] 4 S.C.R. 293
Bench A.K. Patnaik and Ranjan Gogoi JJ.
Decided 20 June 2013

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In the result, we allow these appeals and set aside the E impugned judgment of the trial court as well as the High Court.

Judgment, page 10

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: s. 8121 (c) - Conviction on the ground of seizure of c contraband goods from accused - Non production of contraband goods before court - Effect of - Held: As the prosecution has not produced before court, the brown sugar alleged to have been seized from appellants and has also not offered any explanation therefor and as the evidence of witnesses to seizure does not establish seizure of brown sugar from appellants, judgment of trial court convicting the appellants and that of High Court maintaining the conviction are not sustainable and, as

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