Supreme Court of India

Harbhajan Singh v. State of Haryana

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Reported as [2023] 3 S.C.R. 545
Bench Abhay S. Oka and Rajesh Bindal JJ.
Decided 25 April 2023

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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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