https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162132 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 applies to a personal search, not to baggage or articles not in the accused's actual possession at the time of search. The Supreme Court noted that the safeguard in Section 50, including the special rule for searching a female, is directed to the person being searched; however, a handbag or similar article carried on the person may still attract the provision. On the facts, the incriminating article was found in a checked-in bag taken from the aircraft luggage compartment, so the search was not a search of the person. Section 50 was therefore not attracted, and non-compliance did not vitiate the prosecution. en-us Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 09 Jul 2014 17:45:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162132 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 applies to a personal search, not to baggage or articles not in the accused's actual possession at the time of search. The Supreme Court noted that the safeguard in Section 50, including the special rule for searching a female, is directed to the person being searched; however, a handbag or similar article carried on the person may still attract the provision. On the facts, the incriminating article was found in a checked-in bag taken from the aircraft luggage compartment, so the search was not a search of the person. Section 50 was therefore not attracted, and non-compliance did not vitiate the prosecution. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 27 Feb 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162132