NDPS Act - Non Production Of Entire Contraband By Itself Not A Ground For Acquittal : SC [Read Judgment]

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27 Sept 2019 5:40 PM IST

  • NDPS Act - Non Production Of Entire Contraband By Itself Not A Ground For Acquittal : SC [Read Judgment]

    "If the seizure of the material is otherwise proved on record and is not even doubted or disputed the entire contraband material need not be placed before this Court."

    The Supreme Court has held that non-production of contraband material, by itself, is not a ground for acquittal, if its seizure is otherwise proved.On this ground, the bench of Justices U U Lalit and Vineet Saran set aside the acquittal ordered by the High Court in a case under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985."If the seizure of the material is otherwise proved on record and...

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