https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352368 Strict compliance with Section 42(2) of the NDPS Act is required for a night search, seizure and arrest. The Madras HC noted that the officer proceeded under Section 42 rather than a valid Section 41 authorisation, and that the information was not properly reduced into writing, with recorded grounds of belief, or forwarded to the immediate superior within seventy-two hours. The Court also found doubts about the genuineness and timing of the information report and related documents, which weakened the prosecution case and led to acquittal. en-us Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 08:28:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352368 Strict compliance with Section 42(2) of the NDPS Act is required for a night search, seizure and arrest. The Madras HC noted that the officer proceeded under Section 42 rather than a valid Section 41 authorisation, and that the information was not properly reduced into writing, with recorded grounds of belief, or forwarded to the immediate superior within seventy-two hours. The Court also found doubts about the genuineness and timing of the information report and related documents, which weakened the prosecution case and led to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352368