https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160912 Conviction under the NDPS Act could not stand where the prosecution evidence on search and seizure was materially contradicted by independent panch witnesses and unsupported by reliable contemporaneous record. The Court noted glaring inconsistencies regarding prior information, its recording, and the manner of recovery, and also relied on the failure to associate other available witnesses with the search. On this evidentiary foundation, guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction and sentence were set aside with acquittal of the accused. en-us Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Dec 2013 15:18:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160912 Conviction under the NDPS Act could not stand where the prosecution evidence on search and seizure was materially contradicted by independent panch witnesses and unsupported by reliable contemporaneous record. The Court noted glaring inconsistencies regarding prior information, its recording, and the manner of recovery, and also relied on the failure to associate other available witnesses with the search. On this evidentiary foundation, guilt was not proved beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction and sentence were set aside with acquittal of the accused. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160912