https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=329445 A search conducted by a gazetted officer who was part of the raiding party did not require Section 42 compliance in the manner urged by the accused. The written option to be searched before a Magistrate or another gazetted officer, followed by the accused's consent to search before the accompanying gazetted officer, satisfied Section 50. The seizure list and surrounding evidence supported recovery of heroin from possession, leaving no sustainable challenge to the conviction. The statutory safeguards were treated as complied with, and the conviction and sentence under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 were upheld. en-us Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 03 Oct 2023 14:59:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=329445 A search conducted by a gazetted officer who was part of the raiding party did not require Section 42 compliance in the manner urged by the accused. The written option to be searched before a Magistrate or another gazetted officer, followed by the accused's consent to search before the accompanying gazetted officer, satisfied Section 50. The seizure list and surrounding evidence supported recovery of heroin from possession, leaving no sustainable challenge to the conviction. The statutory safeguards were treated as complied with, and the conviction and sentence under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=329445