Supreme Court of India

Varinder Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh

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Reported as [2019] 2 S.C.R. 707
Bench Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 11 February 2019

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 198 5 – s.20(ii)(c) – Appellant was apprehended with two Gu nny Bags on his scooter which contained varying quantities of ‘Charas’ – Tr ial Court acquitted the appellant on the grounds of non -compliance with s.100(4) of Cr.P. . and ss. 50, 52 and 57 of the NDPS Act, a nd that the seal prepared at the time of seizure was not produced in the Court – High Court reversed the acquittal and convicted appe llant u/s.20(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act – On appeal, held: The conclusion o f the trial court was perverse in view of the fact th at two specimen seal

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