https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=150972 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is confined to a personal search of the accused and does not extend to a bag, suitcase or other container carried by that person. The statutory safeguard cannot be enlarged by interpretation to cover articles distinct from the person himself. Accordingly, non-compliance with Section 50 is not a legal objection to recovery from a bag carried by the accused, and the contrary view treating such search as a personal search was considered incorrect. en-us Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:47:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=150972 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is confined to a personal search of the accused and does not extend to a bag, suitcase or other container carried by that person. The statutory safeguard cannot be enlarged by interpretation to cover articles distinct from the person himself. Accordingly, non-compliance with Section 50 is not a legal objection to recovery from a bag carried by the accused, and the contrary view treating such search as a personal search was considered incorrect. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 27 Sep 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=150972