https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162375 Irregularity in NDPS search and seizure, including alleged non-compliance with the safeguard of informing the suspect of the right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, did not by itself justify discharge at the charge-sheet stage; the issue was one for evidence at trial, and illegality in search did not automatically make the recovered material inadmissible. The Court also stated that quashing criminal proceedings at the threshold is exceptional and should be used sparingly, only where no cognisable offence is disclosed or the prosecution is plainly abusive. Material collected in investigation could not be disregarded merely because the search was challenged as irregular. en-us Thu, 30 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 10 Jul 2014 16:10:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162375 Irregularity in NDPS search and seizure, including alleged non-compliance with the safeguard of informing the suspect of the right to be searched before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate, did not by itself justify discharge at the charge-sheet stage; the issue was one for evidence at trial, and illegality in search did not automatically make the recovered material inadmissible. The Court also stated that quashing criminal proceedings at the threshold is exceptional and should be used sparingly, only where no cognisable offence is disclosed or the prosecution is plainly abusive. Material collected in investigation could not be disregarded merely because the search was challenged as irregular. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 30 Nov 1995 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162375