Supreme Court of India

Makhan Singh v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2015] 5 S.C.R. 789
Bench T.S. Thakur and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 21 April 2015

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: ss. 15 - Recovery of contraband from the vehicle driven by the accused- Conviction by courts below- On appeal, held: The independent witnesses have not supported the prosecution case and recovery of the contraband not satisfactorily proved- The conviction solely based on official witnesses cannot be sustained - Accused liable to be acquitted. s. 50- Scope of- Conviction u/s. 15 of the NDPS Act..,. Reliance on compliance of s.50 - Held: Mere compliance with s. 50 by itself would not be sufficient to establish the guilt of the accused - s.

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