https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186494 A conviction for possession of commercial quantity of poppy straw could not be sustained where evidence showed the stock was recovered from the licensee's business premises and the only discrepancy concerned the shop or godown address; the possession count was set aside because unauthorised possession was not proved. By contrast, convictions for illegal sale of poppy straw were upheld where registers, recovery from the purchaser, and oral evidence established cash sales without bills or required entries, and showed that the purchaser lacked a valid licence. The judgment was therefore modified only on the possession count, while the unlawful sale findings remained undisturbed. en-us Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 16 Nov 2016 15:57:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186494 A conviction for possession of commercial quantity of poppy straw could not be sustained where evidence showed the stock was recovered from the licensee's business premises and the only discrepancy concerned the shop or godown address; the possession count was set aside because unauthorised possession was not proved. By contrast, convictions for illegal sale of poppy straw were upheld where registers, recovery from the purchaser, and oral evidence established cash sales without bills or required entries, and showed that the purchaser lacked a valid licence. The judgment was therefore modified only on the possession count, while the unlawful sale findings remained undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=186494