https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195818 In NDPS prosecutions, in-court identification may sustain conviction even without a test identification parade where witnesses had a sufficient opportunity to see the accused and their evidence remains credible. Conscious possession can be inferred from custody, dominion, control and surrounding conduct, including presence in a truck carrying contraband and flight from the scene. Section 50 applies only to personal search and does not extend to search of a vehicle, so its non-compliance does not vitiate recovery from a truck. The prosecution case was not rejected merely because independent witnesses were not examined, as trustworthy official evidence was sufficient. en-us Tue, 05 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 11 Nov 2017 10:51:59 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195818 In NDPS prosecutions, in-court identification may sustain conviction even without a test identification parade where witnesses had a sufficient opportunity to see the accused and their evidence remains credible. Conscious possession can be inferred from custody, dominion, control and surrounding conduct, including presence in a truck carrying contraband and flight from the scene. Section 50 applies only to personal search and does not extend to search of a vehicle, so its non-compliance does not vitiate recovery from a truck. The prosecution case was not rejected merely because independent witnesses were not examined, as trustworthy official evidence was sufficient. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 May 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=195818