https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185233 A conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act could not be sustained where seized contraband remained unsealed for nearly two months and there was no reliable proof of its integrity during that period. The prolonged non-sealing created a genuine doubt about tampering and made it unsafe to conclude that the sample sent for chemical analysis was the same as the seized material. Because this evidentiary defect went to the root of the prosecution case, the Supreme Court held that the conviction could not stand and the accused was entitled to acquittal. en-us Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:15:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185233 A conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act could not be sustained where seized contraband remained unsealed for nearly two months and there was no reliable proof of its integrity during that period. The prolonged non-sealing created a genuine doubt about tampering and made it unsafe to conclude that the sample sent for chemical analysis was the same as the seized material. Because this evidentiary defect went to the root of the prosecution case, the Supreme Court held that the conviction could not stand and the accused was entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 Mar 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=185233