https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173408 Mere delay of a few days in forwarding a seized sample does not, by itself, invalidate the prosecution where the record shows continuous safe custody of the contraband and sample in the Excise Malkhana and their production before the Court. The Court held that the High Court erred in treating the prosecution case as unreliable despite material proving custody, and distinguished the earlier precedent because it involved unclear custody evidence and a much longer delay. The acquittal was not sustainable, and the trial court's conviction and sentence were restored. en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 15 Sep 2015 11:10:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173408 Mere delay of a few days in forwarding a seized sample does not, by itself, invalidate the prosecution where the record shows continuous safe custody of the contraband and sample in the Excise Malkhana and their production before the Court. The Court held that the High Court erred in treating the prosecution case as unreliable despite material proving custody, and distinguished the earlier precedent because it involved unclear custody evidence and a much longer delay. The acquittal was not sustainable, and the trial court's conviction and sentence were restored. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 04 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173408