https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=242365 In an NDPS prosecution, total non-compliance with the mandatory requirement to record and report secret information before search and seizure was held fatal to the prosecution. The court also found that the malkhana register was not produced and the custody trail of the seized contraband was uncertain, so an unbroken chain from seizure to chemical analysis was not proved. Further, defects in sampling, sealing and proof of weight undermined the identity and integrity of the recovered material. These defects created serious doubt about lawful seizure and custody, and the conviction could not be sustained. en-us Wed, 08 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 04 Aug 2015 16:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=242365 In an NDPS prosecution, total non-compliance with the mandatory requirement to record and report secret information before search and seizure was held fatal to the prosecution. The court also found that the malkhana register was not produced and the custody trail of the seized contraband was uncertain, so an unbroken chain from seizure to chemical analysis was not proved. Further, defects in sampling, sealing and proof of weight undermined the identity and integrity of the recovered material. These defects created serious doubt about lawful seizure and custody, and the conviction could not be sustained. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 08 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=242365