https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196944 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies only to a search of the person and not to a bag, container, briefcase, or similar article unless it is inextricably connected with the person searched; on these facts, recovery from the accused's bag did not trigger that safeguard. Section 42 was also held inapplicable where search and seizure in residential were conducted by a gazetted officer acting under the powers contemplated by Section 41(2). The conviction was maintained, but the sentence of the first accused was reduced from 13 years to 10 years in view of age and medical condition. en-us Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 19 Dec 2017 17:13:34 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196944 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies only to a search of the person and not to a bag, container, briefcase, or similar article unless it is inextricably connected with the person searched; on these facts, recovery from the accused's bag did not trigger that safeguard. Section 42 was also held inapplicable where search and seizure in residential were conducted by a gazetted officer acting under the powers contemplated by Section 41(2). The conviction was maintained, but the sentence of the first accused was reduced from 13 years to 10 years in view of age and medical condition. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=196944