Supreme Court of India
Union of India v. Leen Martin & Anr.
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What the Court ordered
In view of the above and having regard to the fact that the incident is of the year 2004, we find no reason to interfere with the impugned order passed by the High Court.
Judgment, page 5
From the headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – ss.8(c), 23 – Contraband goods – Recovery of hashish weighing 12.03 kg from respondent no.1 – Conviction under ss.8(c), 23 – High Court acquitted respondent no.1 of all charges on the ground that the prosecution failed to establish that the panchas were present during seizure procedure and the testimony of intelligence officer (PW-1) relied upon by trial court was highly inconsistent and full of contradictions – On appeal, held: Evidence of independent witnesses contradicted the statement of PW-1 – They categorically stated that they were…
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