https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=350282 In an NDPS prosecution involving truck search and seizure, the discussion notes that safeguards for personal search did not apply, procedural lapses in custody of seized articles were treated as directory, and statements recorded by customs officers under the NDPS Act and the Customs Act were considered admissible and voluntary. It also notes that the accused's own statement was used to support conscious possession and transport of contraband. On sentencing, the analysis records that first-offender status, poverty, and other mitigating circumstances justified reduction to the statutory minimum and modification of the default imprisonment. en-us Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 03 Nov 2017 10:12:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=350282 In an NDPS prosecution involving truck search and seizure, the discussion notes that safeguards for personal search did not apply, procedural lapses in custody of seized articles were treated as directory, and statements recorded by customs officers under the NDPS Act and the Customs Act were considered admissible and voluntary. It also notes that the accused's own statement was used to support conscious possession and transport of contraband. On sentencing, the analysis records that first-offender status, poverty, and other mitigating circumstances justified reduction to the statutory minimum and modification of the default imprisonment. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=350282