Supreme Court of India
Harbhajan Singh v. State of Haryana
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that in the absence of any ev idence with regard to the mental state of the appellant no presumption under Section 35 can be drawn.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: ss. 25, 35 – Applicability of s. 25 – When – Presumption o f culpable mental state u/s. 35 – When, available –On facts, truck found lying turtle and bags of powder scattered which on investi gation found to be narcotic substance – Two witnesses saw the dri ver and the cleaner coming out of the truck and disclosed the name of the owner- appellant, and fled away – Conviction of the appellant u/s. 25 a nd imposition of imprisonment for 10 years by the courts bel ow – On appeal, held: s. 25 provides that if an owner of a vehicle knowi ngly
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