https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180268 Compliance with Section 50 of the NDPS Act was accepted where the search record showed that the accused was informed of the right to be searched before a gazetted officer or Magistrate and declined, including written communication of that option; the conviction was therefore not disturbed on that ground. The recovered 23.5 grams of opium fell within the notified small quantity for opium, and the record supported a plea of personal consumption. To avoid miscarriage of justice, the accused was granted a further opportunity to advance a Section 27 defence before the trial court, and the conviction and sentence were set aside with remand for limited consideration of that defence. en-us Thu, 11 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 29 Dec 2016 18:56:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180268 Compliance with Section 50 of the NDPS Act was accepted where the search record showed that the accused was informed of the right to be searched before a gazetted officer or Magistrate and declined, including written communication of that option; the conviction was therefore not disturbed on that ground. The recovered 23.5 grams of opium fell within the notified small quantity for opium, and the record supported a plea of personal consumption. To avoid miscarriage of justice, the accused was granted a further opportunity to advance a Section 27 defence before the trial court, and the conviction and sentence were set aside with remand for limited consideration of that defence. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 11 Jan 2001 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180268