https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=207675 Compliance with NDPS and Customs Act search safeguards was found established where the accused was informed of the right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate and declined it, so non-compliance did not justify acquittal. The prosecution also proved an unbroken chain of custody: clerical errors in forwarding letters did not undermine the evidence that sealed representative samples reached the laboratory intact, and the trial court's contrary view was perverse. The section 67 statement, together with recovery evidence, hospital records and corroborating witnesses, was treated as reliable and sufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The acquittal was therefore set aside and conviction sustained. en-us Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:52:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=207675 Compliance with NDPS and Customs Act search safeguards was found established where the accused was informed of the right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate and declined it, so non-compliance did not justify acquittal. The prosecution also proved an unbroken chain of custody: clerical errors in forwarding letters did not undermine the evidence that sealed representative samples reached the laboratory intact, and the trial court's contrary view was perverse. The section 67 statement, together with recovery evidence, hospital records and corroborating witnesses, was treated as reliable and sufficient to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The acquittal was therefore set aside and conviction sustained. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=207675