Non-compliance of mandatory provisions for search and seizure under Narcotics Act (NDPS) vitiates conviction: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court in State of Rajasthan vs. Jag Raj Singh @ Hansa, has held that like Section 42(1) and Section 42(2) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, vitiates the Conviction under the said Act.Division Bench of the Apex Court comprising of Justices Abhay Manohar Sapre and Ashok Bhushan upheld a High Court judgment which had acquitted the accused on this ground.The...