https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160944 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 applies only to a search of the person of the accused and not to recovery from baggage, receptacles, or other articles such as a plastic bag. Because the contraband was recovered from a plastic bag found with the accused, the statutory safeguard of informing the accused of the right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer was not attracted. The finding of possession was concurrently recorded on the evidence, and the conviction was sustained. en-us Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 27 Dec 2013 12:01:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160944 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 applies only to a search of the person of the accused and not to recovery from baggage, receptacles, or other articles such as a plastic bag. Because the contraband was recovered from a plastic bag found with the accused, the statutory safeguard of informing the accused of the right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer was not attracted. The finding of possession was concurrently recorded on the evidence, and the conviction was sustained. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 12 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160944