https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160984 A voluntary statement recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act may sustain a conviction when the record shows no coercion, threat or force, and a belated complaint inconsistent with a coercion plea weakens the challenge; objections based on Sections 42 and 57 also failed where the factual foundation was absent and the reporting requirement was shown to have been complied with. By contrast, conviction could not be sustained against the other appellant because the statement did not amount to an inculpatory admission of conspiracy or abetment, the surrounding circumstances did not support participation in the narcotic transaction, and Section 30 could not be invoked when it was neither charged nor examined below. One conviction was therefore maintained and the other set aside. en-us Tue, 10 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 28 Jun 2014 11:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160984 A voluntary statement recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act may sustain a conviction when the record shows no coercion, threat or force, and a belated complaint inconsistent with a coercion plea weakens the challenge; objections based on Sections 42 and 57 also failed where the factual foundation was absent and the reporting requirement was shown to have been complied with. By contrast, conviction could not be sustained against the other appellant because the statement did not amount to an inculpatory admission of conspiracy or abetment, the surrounding circumstances did not support participation in the narcotic transaction, and Section 30 could not be invoked when it was neither charged nor examined below. One conviction was therefore maintained and the other set aside. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 10 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160984