https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197480 Noncompliance with the mandatory safeguard in section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 vitiates a search and seizure relied on for conviction. The provision gives the person searched a right to insist that the search be conducted in the presence of a gazetted officer or magistrate, and it serves to protect against false implication while ensuring credibility of the recovery process. Because that requirement was not followed, the prosecution could not rely on the search to sustain the conviction and sentence under the Act. en-us Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 08 Jan 2018 16:21:17 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197480 Noncompliance with the mandatory safeguard in section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 vitiates a search and seizure relied on for conviction. The provision gives the person searched a right to insist that the search be conducted in the presence of a gazetted officer or magistrate, and it serves to protect against false implication while ensuring credibility of the recovery process. Because that requirement was not followed, the prosecution could not rely on the search to sustain the conviction and sentence under the Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 May 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=197480