https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196725 The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the conviction and sentence imposed by the lower courts. The court found that independent witnesses were not essential, police testimony could suffice, Section 50 of the Act did not apply to vehicle searches, the opium quantity was deemed commercial, and the non-production of the scooter did not undermine the prosecution's case. The court emphasized the quality of evidence over quantity and rejected retroactive application of the 2001 amendment to pending cases. en-us Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:36:39 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196725 The Supreme Court dismissed the appeal, upholding the conviction and sentence imposed by the lower courts. The court found that independent witnesses were not essential, police testimony could suffice, Section 50 of the Act did not apply to vehicle searches, the opium quantity was deemed commercial, and the non-production of the scooter did not undermine the prosecution's case. The court emphasized the quality of evidence over quantity and rejected retroactive application of the 2001 amendment to pending cases. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196725