https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170864 Search of baggage is distinct from personal search under Section 50 of the NDPS Act, so the safeguard requiring search before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate did not apply to recovery from the accused's suitcase. A statement recorded under Section 67 was treated as voluntary and admissible because it was given in the accused's handwriting, retracted only after delay, and was supported by surrounding circumstances. Alleged defects in sealing, sampling, transmission of the sample, and non-production of the baggage key were held non-fatal where the sample reached the laboratory with seals intact and the evidence formed a consistent chain. Recovery, booking records, laboratory analysis, and the accused's statement sustained conviction for conscious possession of heroin. en-us Wed, 15 Dec 1993 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 22 Jun 2015 18:20:51 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170864 Search of baggage is distinct from personal search under Section 50 of the NDPS Act, so the safeguard requiring search before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate did not apply to recovery from the accused's suitcase. A statement recorded under Section 67 was treated as voluntary and admissible because it was given in the accused's handwriting, retracted only after delay, and was supported by surrounding circumstances. Alleged defects in sealing, sampling, transmission of the sample, and non-production of the baggage key were held non-fatal where the sample reached the laboratory with seals intact and the evidence formed a consistent chain. Recovery, booking records, laboratory analysis, and the accused's statement sustained conviction for conscious possession of heroin. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 15 Dec 1993 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=170864