https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199848 A voluntary and unretracted statement under section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, recorded by an empowered officer and supported by surrounding circumstances, can sustain a conviction where it links the accused to the contraband. The article also notes that compliance with statutory requirements on secret information, search, seizure, sampling and sealing was found adequate because the information was reduced into writing and forwarded, and the seizure formalities and sealing process were not treated as fatal despite practical difficulties. The sentence imposed, being the minimum prescribed and supported by reasons, was not considered fit for enhancement. en-us Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 14 Mar 2018 11:48:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199848 A voluntary and unretracted statement under section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, recorded by an empowered officer and supported by surrounding circumstances, can sustain a conviction where it links the accused to the contraband. The article also notes that compliance with statutory requirements on secret information, search, seizure, sampling and sealing was found adequate because the information was reduced into writing and forwarded, and the seizure formalities and sealing process were not treated as fatal despite practical difficulties. The sentence imposed, being the minimum prescribed and supported by reasons, was not considered fit for enhancement. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 24 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199848