Non Sending Of Report U/s 57 NDPS Act Within 48 Hours Of Arrest Of Accused Will Not Vitiate Entire Proceedings: SC [Read Judgment]

The Supreme Court has reiterated that merely because the report contemplated under Section 57 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was not sent within two days of arrest of the accused, the entire proceedings will not be vitiated. Section 57 of the NDPS Act provides that whenever a person makes any arrest or seizure, he shall, within forty-eight hours next after such arrest...