https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173405 Recovery from a briefcase, rather than from the person, places Section 50 of the NDPS Act outside the search safeguards for personal search. Written recording and transmission of information satisfied Section 42 on the facts noted, and Section 52A(2) was treated as directory because it governs post-recovery custody and disposal procedures, not the validity of the trial itself. The note also records that sentence reduction may be considered on mitigating factors such as long custody, absence of prior conviction, marital status, and prolonged trial, while maintaining the statutory fine. en-us Sun, 16 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 10:59:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173405 Recovery from a briefcase, rather than from the person, places Section 50 of the NDPS Act outside the search safeguards for personal search. Written recording and transmission of information satisfied Section 42 on the facts noted, and Section 52A(2) was treated as directory because it governs post-recovery custody and disposal procedures, not the validity of the trial itself. The note also records that sentence reduction may be considered on mitigating factors such as long custody, absence of prior conviction, marital status, and prolonged trial, while maintaining the statutory fine. Case-Laws Customs Sun, 16 Feb 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173405