https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164869 In prosecutions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the prosecution must establish an unbroken and reliable chain of custody showing that the substance sent for chemical examination was the same substance seized. Unexplained delay in producing the seized material before the court, uncertainty over its custody and sealing, and discrepant officer evidence create a material gap in proof. Where preservation and dispatch of the substance are not satisfactorily established, the prosecution cannot prove the identity of the analysed sample beyond reasonable doubt, rendering the conviction unsustainable. en-us Wed, 21 Apr 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 05 May 2014 14:06:53 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164869 In prosecutions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, the prosecution must establish an unbroken and reliable chain of custody showing that the substance sent for chemical examination was the same substance seized. Unexplained delay in producing the seized material before the court, uncertainty over its custody and sealing, and discrepant officer evidence create a material gap in proof. Where preservation and dispatch of the substance are not satisfactorily established, the prosecution cannot prove the identity of the analysed sample beyond reasonable doubt, rendering the conviction unsustainable. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 21 Apr 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=164869