https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=359556 Non-compliance with Section 52A of the NDPS Act in handling seized contraband undermined the prosecution case, because the record did not satisfactorily show lawful disposal or production of the bulk material and this weakened the genuineness of the samples. The statement recorded under Section 67 was also rejected as a voluntary confession, since it was taken after arrest while the accused was in custody, the timing was unclear, and independent witnesses did not support the prosecution. On these facts, the conviction could not be sustained and the acquittal was affirmed. en-us Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 May 2018 06:23:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=359556 Non-compliance with Section 52A of the NDPS Act in handling seized contraband undermined the prosecution case, because the record did not satisfactorily show lawful disposal or production of the bulk material and this weakened the genuineness of the samples. The statement recorded under Section 67 was also rejected as a voluntary confession, since it was taken after arrest while the accused was in custody, the timing was unclear, and independent witnesses did not support the prosecution. On these facts, the conviction could not be sustained and the acquittal was affirmed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 31 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=359556