https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352361 In an NDPS prosecution involving personal search, Section 50 requires the accused to be clearly informed of the right to be searched before both a Gazetted Officer and a Magistrate; partial intimation is not enough, and non-compliance can vitiate the search. The text also stresses that recovery evidence must show a reliable chain from seizure to chemical examination: separate weighing of packets, clear identification of the sample source, proper sealing, and proof of the sample's integrity. Where sampling or sealing is defective, the alleged contraband may be treated as unreliable, creating doubt about recovery and weakening the prosecution case. en-us Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 08:28:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352361 In an NDPS prosecution involving personal search, Section 50 requires the accused to be clearly informed of the right to be searched before both a Gazetted Officer and a Magistrate; partial intimation is not enough, and non-compliance can vitiate the search. The text also stresses that recovery evidence must show a reliable chain from seizure to chemical examination: separate weighing of packets, clear identification of the sample source, proper sealing, and proof of the sample's integrity. Where sampling or sealing is defective, the alleged contraband may be treated as unreliable, creating doubt about recovery and weakening the prosecution case. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 30 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352361