https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172716 Complete non-compliance with the mandatory requirement under Section 42(2) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 vitiates a conviction. The Court held that an empowered officer who records information about narcotic activity must forthwith send a copy to the immediate superior, and only delayed compliance may be accepted in an emergent situation if satisfactorily explained. Here, the officer admitted that the secret information was neither reduced into writing nor sent to any superior officer, and wireless intimation was held insufficient. The conviction was therefore unsustainable and the appellant was entitled to acquittal. en-us Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Jan 2016 10:28:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172716 Complete non-compliance with the mandatory requirement under Section 42(2) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 vitiates a conviction. The Court held that an empowered officer who records information about narcotic activity must forthwith send a copy to the immediate superior, and only delayed compliance may be accepted in an emergent situation if satisfactorily explained. Here, the officer admitted that the secret information was neither reduced into writing nor sent to any superior officer, and wireless intimation was held insufficient. The conviction was therefore unsustainable and the appellant was entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=172716