Supreme Court of India

State of H.P. v. Sunil Kumar

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Reported as [2014] 3 S.C.R. 613
Bench Ranjana Prakash Desai and Madan B. Lokur JJ.
Decided 5 March 2014

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NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985. s. 50 and s. 20 - 'Chance recovery' - Compliance of s. 50 - Police in routine traffic check for without ticket passengers, detected accused-appellant in possession of charas - Held: It was plainly a chance recovery of charas - It was not 0 necessary for police officers to comply with provisions of s. 50 -- Mere suspicion, even if it is 'positive suspicion' or grave suspicion cannot be equated with 'reason to believe' -­ Decision of trial court convicting the accused of an offence ul s 20 of the Act, upheld. WORDS AND PHRASES: Expressions

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