Supreme Court of India

G H State of Punjab v. Baljinder Singh & Anr.

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Reported as [2019] 13 S.C.R. 520
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit, Indu Malhotra and Krishna Murari JJ.
Decided 15 October 2019

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 198 5 – ss.50, 15– Infraction with respect to personal search u/s.50, if affects the qualitative value of the other material/article rec overed during the investigation – As per the prosecution, respond ents-accused (driver of the vehicle and the person accompanying him) were carrying contraband material in seven bags lying in the vehicle – Their personal search did not lead to any recovery of contraband – Trial Court held them guilty u/s.15 and sentenced to suffer 12 years’ rigorous imprisonment with fine – High Court on the ground that there

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