Supreme Court of India

Ranjan Kumar Chadha v. State of Himachal Pradesh

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Reported as [2023] 13 S.C.R. 289
Bench M.M. Sundresh and J.B. Pardiwala JJ.
Decided 6 October 2023

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Issues for consideration : The contention raised was that the High Court erred in holding the appellant guilty of off ence punishabl e under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) as Section 50 of the NDPS Act was not complied with. It was contended that the High Court committed error in recording the fi nding that Section 50 of the NDPS Act was not applicable in the present case as the recovery of the contraband substance was not made as a result of the personal search of the accused but on account of the search of his bag. The issue was whether

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