https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196141 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 applies only to the personal search of an accused and not to a bag, briefcase, attache case or other container carried by that person. The Court held that the phrase "search any person" bears its plain meaning and does not extend to articles merely carried on the body, and the broader statutory definitions did not justify enlargement of that protection. Accordingly, non-compliance with Section 50 could not by itself sustain the acquittal where the recovery was from a container, and the acquittal was set aside to that extent for reconsideration of the remaining grounds. en-us Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:31:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196141 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 applies only to the personal search of an accused and not to a bag, briefcase, attache case or other container carried by that person. The Court held that the phrase "search any person" bears its plain meaning and does not extend to articles merely carried on the body, and the broader statutory definitions did not justify enlargement of that protection. Accordingly, non-compliance with Section 50 could not by itself sustain the acquittal where the recovery was from a container, and the acquittal was set aside to that extent for reconsideration of the remaining grounds. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196141