https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160930 When narcotic drugs are seized from a conveyance in transit, the conveyance-search provisions apply rather than the procedure for entry into buildings or enclosed places. The text explains that compliance with the relevant safeguards must be assessed against the actual mode of seizure and forwarding, and that custody-related objections under the police-station provision are not automatically attracted where articles are sent to the officer empowered under the special statute. It also states that the accused must rebut the statutory presumption of conscious possession or transport with credible evidence; absent such rebuttal, a plea of no culpable mental state fails. en-us Wed, 13 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 14:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160930 When narcotic drugs are seized from a conveyance in transit, the conveyance-search provisions apply rather than the procedure for entry into buildings or enclosed places. The text explains that compliance with the relevant safeguards must be assessed against the actual mode of seizure and forwarding, and that custody-related objections under the police-station provision are not automatically attracted where articles are sent to the officer empowered under the special statute. It also states that the accused must rebut the statutory presumption of conscious possession or transport with credible evidence; absent such rebuttal, a plea of no culpable mental state fails. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 13 Sep 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160930