'Contraband Sent In Unsealed Condition To Malkhana After Examination At FSL': Punjab & Haryana HC Acquits Man Sentenced To 10 Years Jail In NDPS Case

Aiman J. Chishti

18 July 2023 5:25 PM IST

  • Contraband Sent In Unsealed Condition To Malkhana After Examination At FSL: Punjab & Haryana HC Acquits Man Sentenced To 10 Years Jail In NDPS Case

    The Punjab & Haryana High Court has acquitted a man convicted under Section 22(c) of the NDPS Act, on the ground that after examining the contraband, the chemical examiner at the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) failed to "re-enclose" it inside the cloth parcels and emboss the seals of the FSL on it.Gurinder Singh was allegedly caught with 372 grams of heroin and convicted under...

    Aiman J. Chishti

    Aiman J. Chishti

    Aiman J. Chishti is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, covering Punjab And Haryana High Court

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