https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358120 Contraband recovered from an accused's checked-in baggage at the airport, supported by sealed samples and chemical analysis confirming heroin, was treated as proof of physical possession. On that basis, the statutory presumptions under Sections 35 and 54 of the NDPS Act applied, shifting the burden to the accused to rebut conscious possession, which was not done. The customs officer's recorded statement was treated as admissible and evidentially reliable, and no prejudice arose from not examining the person who brought the suitcase for re-check. The conviction and sentence were upheld. en-us Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 10 Sep 2018 14:29:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358120 Contraband recovered from an accused's checked-in baggage at the airport, supported by sealed samples and chemical analysis confirming heroin, was treated as proof of physical possession. On that basis, the statutory presumptions under Sections 35 and 54 of the NDPS Act applied, shifting the burden to the accused to rebut conscious possession, which was not done. The customs officer's recorded statement was treated as admissible and evidentially reliable, and no prejudice arose from not examining the person who brought the suitcase for re-check. The conviction and sentence were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=358120