https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=233457 Section 50 protection under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act does not extend to recovery from baggage or similar articles carried by an accused, so no breach was found where contraband was seized from bags rather than from the person. The absence of independent panch witnesses was not treated as fatal because official witnesses were found credible and the joined public witnesses could not be produced after false addresses were given. The conviction was also sustained on the basis of consistent recovery documents, corroborative official testimony, surrounding circumstances of conscious possession, and voluntary statements recorded under Section 67, with minor discrepancies held insufficient to undermine the prosecution case. en-us Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 May 2013 10:36:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=233457 Section 50 protection under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act does not extend to recovery from baggage or similar articles carried by an accused, so no breach was found where contraband was seized from bags rather than from the person. The absence of independent panch witnesses was not treated as fatal because official witnesses were found credible and the joined public witnesses could not be produced after false addresses were given. The conviction was also sustained on the basis of consistent recovery documents, corroborative official testimony, surrounding circumstances of conscious possession, and voluntary statements recorded under Section 67, with minor discrepancies held insufficient to undermine the prosecution case. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 08 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=233457