https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160890 In an NDPS prosecution, conviction cannot be sustained unless the prosecution proves seizure and the chain linking the recovered contraband to the samples sent for chemical analysis by cogent, reliable evidence. The seized charas and ganja were not produced before the trial court, the independent panch witnesses turned hostile, the Investigating Officer was not examined, and there was no satisfactory proof that the laboratory samples came from the substances allegedly recovered. Oral testimony and the panchanama were insufficient to cure these foundational defects, so the conviction was held unsafe and the accused were given the benefit of doubt. en-us Thu, 18 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 22:03:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160890 In an NDPS prosecution, conviction cannot be sustained unless the prosecution proves seizure and the chain linking the recovered contraband to the samples sent for chemical analysis by cogent, reliable evidence. The seized charas and ganja were not produced before the trial court, the independent panch witnesses turned hostile, the Investigating Officer was not examined, and there was no satisfactory proof that the laboratory samples came from the substances allegedly recovered. Oral testimony and the panchanama were insufficient to cure these foundational defects, so the conviction was held unsafe and the accused were given the benefit of doubt. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 18 Sep 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160890