https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81810 Non-compliance with NDPS mandatory safeguards on prior information, search, and personal search can vitiate a conviction where the lapses cause material prejudice. The Court found that the alleged information was not properly recorded, the police did not first conduct their own search before entering the premises, and the accused was not informed of the right to be searched before a gazetted officer or magistrate. The seizure memo also omitted a material recovery detail. These breaches were treated as serious statutory violations, and the conviction and sentence were set aside with acquittal of the accused. en-us Tue, 12 Nov 1991 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:36:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81810 Non-compliance with NDPS mandatory safeguards on prior information, search, and personal search can vitiate a conviction where the lapses cause material prejudice. The Court found that the alleged information was not properly recorded, the police did not first conduct their own search before entering the premises, and the accused was not informed of the right to be searched before a gazetted officer or magistrate. The seizure memo also omitted a material recovery detail. These breaches were treated as serious statutory violations, and the conviction and sentence were set aside with acquittal of the accused. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 12 Nov 1991 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=81810