https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=349824 A conviction under the NDPS Act cannot rest solely on an uncorroborated Section 67 statement when it is treated as inadmissible against the protection against police confessions; on the facts, Abdul Aziz's conviction failed because there was no independent recovery or corroborative material, and he was entitled to acquittal. By contrast, conscious possession was established against Rajeev Verma because he was the custodian of the iron almirah in the factory, failed to produce the key, consented to opening the lock, and heroin was recovered from that almirah; his plea of prior resignation was rejected, and the Section 42(2) objection failed for substantial compliance without shown prejudice. His conviction under the NDPS Act was affirmed. en-us Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 26 Oct 2017 08:36:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=349824 A conviction under the NDPS Act cannot rest solely on an uncorroborated Section 67 statement when it is treated as inadmissible against the protection against police confessions; on the facts, Abdul Aziz's conviction failed because there was no independent recovery or corroborative material, and he was entitled to acquittal. By contrast, conscious possession was established against Rajeev Verma because he was the custodian of the iron almirah in the factory, failed to produce the key, consented to opening the lock, and heroin was recovered from that almirah; his plea of prior resignation was rejected, and the Section 42(2) objection failed for substantial compliance without shown prejudice. His conviction under the NDPS Act was affirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 23 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=349824