https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277578 Under the NDPS Act, investigation is legally infirm where the same police officer records the information, conducts the search and recovery, registers the case, and investigates it, as this compromises fair and impartial investigation. The prosecution must also prove the accused's exclusive possession of the premises from which alleged contraband is recovered. Where exclusive possession is unproved and recovered items may constitute only small quantities or medical-use psychotropic substances, conviction for the charged offence cannot be sustained; no lesser conviction survives on those facts. The appellate court set aside the conviction and sentence and acquitted the accused. en-us Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 12 Dec 2018 11:42:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277578 Under the NDPS Act, investigation is legally infirm where the same police officer records the information, conducts the search and recovery, registers the case, and investigates it, as this compromises fair and impartial investigation. The prosecution must also prove the accused's exclusive possession of the premises from which alleged contraband is recovered. Where exclusive possession is unproved and recovered items may constitute only small quantities or medical-use psychotropic substances, conviction for the charged offence cannot be sustained; no lesser conviction survives on those facts. The appellate court set aside the conviction and sentence and acquitted the accused. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 23 Feb 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277578