https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=329516 Conviction under the NDPS Act was sustained because the search was treated as one in a public place, so the applicable safeguards were satisfied on the record. A gazetted officer was called to the spot and the contraband was recovered in his presence, meeting the safeguard relied on by the accused. The Court further found that the secret information had been recorded and that the evidentiary discrepancies were minor and did not undermine the prosecution case. The challenge to the legality of the search and seizure therefore failed, and the conviction and sentence were upheld. en-us Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 02 Jul 2016 13:30:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=329516 Conviction under the NDPS Act was sustained because the search was treated as one in a public place, so the applicable safeguards were satisfied on the record. A gazetted officer was called to the spot and the contraband was recovered in his presence, meeting the safeguard relied on by the accused. The Court further found that the secret information had been recorded and that the evidentiary discrepancies were minor and did not undermine the prosecution case. The challenge to the legality of the search and seizure therefore failed, and the conviction and sentence were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Jun 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=329516