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Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu

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Reported as [2020] 12 S.C.R. 583
Bench R. F. Nariman, Na Vin Sinha and Indira Banerjee JJ.
Decided 29 October 2020

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons discussed above, I am of the view that the Judgment of this Court in Raj Kumar Karwal (supra), which has reaffirmed the verdict of three Constitution Benches does not r equire reconsideration.

Judgment, page 292

From the headnote

Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 : ss. 42, 53 and 67 – Power under s. 67 – Extent, nat ure, purpose and scope of – Confession made under – Before the o fficers designated u/ss. 42 or 53 – Whether admissible as a substantive evidence – Held: Statement recorded under s. 67 cannot be admit ted as a substantive evidence – To hold that such statement can be the basis to convict a person under the Act would be a direct infringement of the constitutional guarantees contained in Arts. 14, 20(3) and 21 of the Constitution. Evidence Act, 1872: s.25 – Officers invested with powers

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Of those, 3 relied on · 1 referred to

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