https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161431 Failure to inform an accused of the right under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate renders the search illegal. The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the safeguard is mandatory and requires a meaningful option, not a formal notice. Because the contraband was recovered in breach of that requirement, the seizure could not lawfully prove possession beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction based on that search was vitiated. en-us Wed, 28 Sep 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:35:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161431 Failure to inform an accused of the right under Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate renders the search illegal. The Supreme Court reaffirmed that the safeguard is mandatory and requires a meaningful option, not a formal notice. Because the contraband was recovered in breach of that requirement, the seizure could not lawfully prove possession beyond reasonable doubt, and the conviction based on that search was vitiated. Case-Laws Companies Law Wed, 28 Sep 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=161431