https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161075 Criminal proceedings based on search, seizure or recovery by an officer not empowered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are vitiated. Powers under the Act's search and arrest provisions can be exercised only by an empowered officer or under valid warrant or authorisation, and material gathered through an incompetent search cannot validly sustain proceedings for offences under Chapter IV. Such proceedings amount to abuse of process, so inherent jurisdiction may be invoked to prevent injustice and secure the ends of justice. The Court held that the proceedings were liable to be quashed. en-us Fri, 10 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 28 Apr 2020 15:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161075 Criminal proceedings based on search, seizure or recovery by an officer not empowered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are vitiated. Powers under the Act's search and arrest provisions can be exercised only by an empowered officer or under valid warrant or authorisation, and material gathered through an incompetent search cannot validly sustain proceedings for offences under Chapter IV. Such proceedings amount to abuse of process, so inherent jurisdiction may be invoked to prevent injustice and secure the ends of justice. The Court held that the proceedings were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 10 Nov 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161075