NDPS Act | Conviction Liable To Be Set Aside If Samples Weren't Drawn In Magistrate's Presence As Per Section 52A: Supreme Court
Sheryl Sebastian
27 July 2023 12:57 PM IST
The Supreme Court recently reiterated that the process of drawing of samples under Section 52-A of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) has to be in the presence and under the supervision of the Magistrate. The entire exercise of collecting the sample must be certified by the Magistrate to be correct, it was held.A division bench of Justice Abhay S Oka and...
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