https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254645 In a narcotics prosecution, the article notes that failure to produce the named panch witness, use of an incomplete address, and inability to explain the witness's alleged appearance undermined the trustworthiness of the search and seizure. It further notes that a custodial Section 67 statement, promptly retracted and unsupported by reliable independent corroboration, could not safely be treated as a voluntary confession. The text also highlights that a large and unexplained variation in diacetylmorphine purity between laboratory reports created doubt about sample integrity and origin. On these facts, the prosecution evidence was treated as insufficiently reliable to sustain guilt beyond reasonable doubt. en-us Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 26 Dec 2014 12:48:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254645 In a narcotics prosecution, the article notes that failure to produce the named panch witness, use of an incomplete address, and inability to explain the witness's alleged appearance undermined the trustworthiness of the search and seizure. It further notes that a custodial Section 67 statement, promptly retracted and unsupported by reliable independent corroboration, could not safely be treated as a voluntary confession. The text also highlights that a large and unexplained variation in diacetylmorphine purity between laboratory reports created doubt about sample integrity and origin. On these facts, the prosecution evidence was treated as insufficiently reliable to sustain guilt beyond reasonable doubt. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=254645