https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162379 Section 50 confers a valuable safeguard requiring an accused to be informed of the right to be searched in the presence of a Gazetted Officer. Compliance is not assessed mechanically; it depends on the facts and circumstances of each case. Contemporaneous written proof that the accused was informed of the right and waived it is relevant evidence, and the court will examine whether the safeguard was actually communicated and voluntarily waived. Where reliable evidence of such communication is absent, that factor may support non-interference with the acquittal. en-us Fri, 19 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:52:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162379 Section 50 confers a valuable safeguard requiring an accused to be informed of the right to be searched in the presence of a Gazetted Officer. Compliance is not assessed mechanically; it depends on the facts and circumstances of each case. Contemporaneous written proof that the accused was informed of the right and waived it is relevant evidence, and the court will examine whether the safeguard was actually communicated and voluntarily waived. Where reliable evidence of such communication is absent, that factor may support non-interference with the acquittal. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 19 Jul 1996 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=162379