https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180415 Conviction for possession of contraband under the NDPS Act was found unsustainable where the seizure record raised serious doubt about contemporaneity, as the seizure memo, personal search memo and rukka allegedly prepared at the spot bore the FIR number without explanation. The prosecution also failed to produce any independent public witness despite the alleged recovery on a busy road, and made no effective effort to join neutral witnesses. The omission to record recovery of the gunny bag in the personal search memo further weakened the seizure evidence. The conviction and sentence were set aside and acquittal followed. en-us Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 23 Mar 2016 12:14:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180415 Conviction for possession of contraband under the NDPS Act was found unsustainable where the seizure record raised serious doubt about contemporaneity, as the seizure memo, personal search memo and rukka allegedly prepared at the spot bore the FIR number without explanation. The prosecution also failed to produce any independent public witness despite the alleged recovery on a busy road, and made no effective effort to join neutral witnesses. The omission to record recovery of the gunny bag in the personal search memo further weakened the seizure evidence. The conviction and sentence were set aside and acquittal followed. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180415