https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=245653 Recovery from baggage properly linked to the appellants was held to establish conscious possession, supported by airport records, transit documents, an airline witness and seizure evidence from concealed cavities in articles carried in the luggage. The plea of sample tampering failed because the seals remained intact through the chain of custody, and the retraction of Section 67 statements was unsupported by credible evidence of coercion. A minor discrepancy between seizure and chemical examination weights was treated as insufficient to discredit the prosecution. Conviction under the NDPS Act was maintained, but the substantive sentence and fine were reduced. en-us Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 03 Apr 2014 17:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=245653 Recovery from baggage properly linked to the appellants was held to establish conscious possession, supported by airport records, transit documents, an airline witness and seizure evidence from concealed cavities in articles carried in the luggage. The plea of sample tampering failed because the seals remained intact through the chain of custody, and the retraction of Section 67 statements was unsupported by credible evidence of coercion. A minor discrepancy between seizure and chemical examination weights was treated as insufficient to discredit the prosecution. Conviction under the NDPS Act was maintained, but the substantive sentence and fine were reduced. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 26 Mar 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=245653