Supreme Court of India

Varinder Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh

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Bench Ranjan Gogoi, Navin Sinha and K. M. Joseph JJ.
Decided 11 February 2019

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.20(ii)(c) – Appellant was apprehended with two Gunny Bags on his scooter which contained varying quantities of ‘Charas’ – Trial Court acquitted the appellant on the grounds of non-compliance with s.100(4) of Cr.P. . and ss. 50, 52 and 57 of the NDPS Act, and that the seal prepared at the time of seizure was not produced in the Court – High Court reversed the acquittal and convicted appellant u/s.20(ii)(c) of the NDPS Act – On appeal, held: The conclusion of the trial court was perverse in view of the fact that two specimen seal…

Where later benches applied it

Of those, 1 relied on · 1 referred to · 4 mentioned

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