https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=357163 A conviction under the NDPS Act requires reliable, independent proof, and an uncorroborated co-accused statement was treated as too weak to sustain liability under Section 29. The commentary also stresses that prosecutions based on prior information and search-seizure must strictly prove compliance with Section 42, including proper recording and forwarding of information, and must establish safe custody of seized contraband and samples through trustworthy malkhana and sealing evidence. Where such safeguards are not proved, the integrity of the seizure and the conviction are seriously undermined. en-us Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Mar 2018 07:26:05 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=357163 A conviction under the NDPS Act requires reliable, independent proof, and an uncorroborated co-accused statement was treated as too weak to sustain liability under Section 29. The commentary also stresses that prosecutions based on prior information and search-seizure must strictly prove compliance with Section 42, including proper recording and forwarding of information, and must establish safe custody of seized contraband and samples through trustworthy malkhana and sealing evidence. Where such safeguards are not proved, the integrity of the seizure and the conviction are seriously undermined. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=357163