https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235450 Voluntary and corroborated recovery evidence, together with statements recorded under the NDPS Act and the Customs Act, was treated as sufficient to sustain conviction despite a later retraction, because no specific proof of coercion, threat, duress, or misrepresentation was shown. Liability under Section 29 of the NDPS Act was also held not to depend on recovery from the accused; participation in the trafficking arrangement could be established from co-accused statements and surrounding circumstances. On that basis, guilt was maintained, while the sentence for one appellant was reduced and aligned with the connected matter. en-us Thu, 04 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 24 Jul 2013 08:16:09 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235450 Voluntary and corroborated recovery evidence, together with statements recorded under the NDPS Act and the Customs Act, was treated as sufficient to sustain conviction despite a later retraction, because no specific proof of coercion, threat, duress, or misrepresentation was shown. Liability under Section 29 of the NDPS Act was also held not to depend on recovery from the accused; participation in the trafficking arrangement could be established from co-accused statements and surrounding circumstances. On that basis, guilt was maintained, while the sentence for one appellant was reduced and aligned with the connected matter. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 04 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235450