https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=262422 Interception and seizure of narcotic contraband in a public place during transit fall under Section 43 of the NDPS Act, so Section 42 compliance is not required. A properly proved chain of custody, including seizure, sealing, malkhana deposit, register entry, specimen seal memo and an intact seal on laboratory receipt, is sufficient to establish safe custody and continuity of evidence. Statements recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act are not automatically inadmissible; where the conviction rests mainly on recovery and link evidence, such statements do not by themselves defeat the prosecution case. On these principles, the conviction and sentence were sustained. en-us Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Aug 2015 06:00:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=262422 Interception and seizure of narcotic contraband in a public place during transit fall under Section 43 of the NDPS Act, so Section 42 compliance is not required. A properly proved chain of custody, including seizure, sealing, malkhana deposit, register entry, specimen seal memo and an intact seal on laboratory receipt, is sufficient to establish safe custody and continuity of evidence. Statements recorded under Section 108 of the Customs Act are not automatically inadmissible; where the conviction rests mainly on recovery and link evidence, such statements do not by themselves defeat the prosecution case. On these principles, the conviction and sentence were sustained. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 08 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=262422