Supreme Court of India

Boota Singh & Others v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2021] 4 S.C.R. 180
Bench Uday Umesh Lalit and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 16 April 2021

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 198 5 – ss. 42 & 43 – Governing provisions, if s.42 or s.43 – Non-compliance of s.42 – Secret information received by PW-4 (S.I.) tha t accused- appellants were selling poppy straw in a vehicle – Raid conducted by PW-4 along with fellow officials – Accused-appel lants found sitting in a Jeep – Notice served u/s.50 – Search led to r ecovery of poppy straw – Trial court convicted appellants u/s.15 rejecti ng their plea of acquittal on ground of non-compliance of s.42 – The trial court held that s.42 was inapplicable, and that the case was cove red

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