https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173849 Material inconsistencies in the timing and manner of search and seizure, coupled with doubts over the sampling and dispatch of the contraband, created reasonable doubt in an NDPS prosecution. Conflicting testimony between the hotel manager and police witnesses, a laboratory receipt date that did not match the claimed date of deposit, and the absence of proof that the proceedings were explained in a language understood by the accused undermined the prosecution case. The unexplained recovery of an earlier Section 50 notice from the accused's shirt pocket, without seizure or production of that notice, further weakened the evidence. The conviction and sentence were set aside on benefit of doubt. en-us Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Sep 2015 15:29:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173849 Material inconsistencies in the timing and manner of search and seizure, coupled with doubts over the sampling and dispatch of the contraband, created reasonable doubt in an NDPS prosecution. Conflicting testimony between the hotel manager and police witnesses, a laboratory receipt date that did not match the claimed date of deposit, and the absence of proof that the proceedings were explained in a language understood by the accused undermined the prosecution case. The unexplained recovery of an earlier Section 50 notice from the accused's shirt pocket, without seizure or production of that notice, further weakened the evidence. The conviction and sentence were set aside on benefit of doubt. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173849