https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156939 Section 50 of the NDPS Act is satisfied when the accused is made aware, in substance, of the right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate; no fixed formula or particular words are required. On the facts, the notice conveyed that choice and the accused enly agreed to be searched by the officer, so the safeguard was held to be complied with and the conviction was not vitiated. Alleged non-compliance with Section 57 was unsupported by any material, and no prejudice or infirmity affecting guilt or conviction was shown. The recovery and conviction were therefore upheld. en-us Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:08:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156939 Section 50 of the NDPS Act is satisfied when the accused is made aware, in substance, of the right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate; no fixed formula or particular words are required. On the facts, the notice conveyed that choice and the accused enly agreed to be searched by the officer, so the safeguard was held to be complied with and the conviction was not vitiated. Alleged non-compliance with Section 57 was unsupported by any material, and no prejudice or infirmity affecting guilt or conviction was shown. The recovery and conviction were therefore upheld. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 02 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=156939