https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274388 The Supreme Court upheld the High Court of Rajasthan's decision to acquit the respondent under Section 9A of the Opium Act due to the prosecution's failure to establish the integrity of the seized samples. The prosecution's inability to prove the intact seals on the samples from seizure to analysis, coupled with their inconsistent approach and attempt to introduce additional evidence at the end of the trial, led to doubts about the evidence's reliability. The Court emphasized the prosecution's obligation to prove the case entirely during the trial and highlighted the importance of maintaining the chain of custody in criminal cases involving controlled substances like opium. en-us Wed, 23 Jan 1980 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 10 Aug 2018 18:08:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274388 The Supreme Court upheld the High Court of Rajasthan's decision to acquit the respondent under Section 9A of the Opium Act due to the prosecution's failure to establish the integrity of the seized samples. The prosecution's inability to prove the intact seals on the samples from seizure to analysis, coupled with their inconsistent approach and attempt to introduce additional evidence at the end of the trial, led to doubts about the evidence's reliability. The Court emphasized the prosecution's obligation to prove the case entirely during the trial and highlighted the importance of maintaining the chain of custody in criminal cases involving controlled substances like opium. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Jan 1980 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274388