https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=234108 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies only to a search of the person and not to recovery from bags or other articles carried by the accused, so the safeguard was not attracted where contraband was seized from bags belonging to the accused. The absence of independent witnesses at the place of seizure was also not fatal because the official witnesses were found consistent and trustworthy, and police evidence may be relied on if its quality is credible. On both grounds, the challenge failed and the conviction and sentence were left undisturbed. en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=234108 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies only to a search of the person and not to recovery from bags or other articles carried by the accused, so the safeguard was not attracted where contraband was seized from bags belonging to the accused. The absence of independent witnesses at the place of seizure was also not fatal because the official witnesses were found consistent and trustworthy, and police evidence may be relied on if its quality is credible. On both grounds, the challenge failed and the conviction and sentence were left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=234108