https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198010 Ambiguity in the opium notification and Order 21.5 of the Punjab Opium Orders was resolved by reading the provisions as a whole and preferring the construction that avoided anomaly and incongruity. Because the words were capable of two meanings, the interpretation favourable to the accused was adopted, and punctuation was not treated as controlling over statutory context. On the appeal against acquittal, the court reiterated that interference requires substantial and compelling reasons and that the presumption of innocence is reinforced after acquittal. The acquittal was left undisturbed. en-us Wed, 13 May 1959 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 20 Jan 2018 14:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198010 Ambiguity in the opium notification and Order 21.5 of the Punjab Opium Orders was resolved by reading the provisions as a whole and preferring the construction that avoided anomaly and incongruity. Because the words were capable of two meanings, the interpretation favourable to the accused was adopted, and punctuation was not treated as controlling over statutory context. On the appeal against acquittal, the court reiterated that interference requires substantial and compelling reasons and that the presumption of innocence is reinforced after acquittal. The acquittal was left undisturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 May 1959 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198010