https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277620 An acquittal in an NDPS prosecution was upheld because the evidence did not establish conscious possession of the recovered contraband beyond reasonable doubt. The independent witness did not fully support the recovery version, denied material parts of it, and the scooter was not shown to be owned by the accused. The alleged transfer of possession through a cousin was not proved, the handling of the seal was deficient, another independent witness was not examined, and the investigation was conducted by the complainant himself. In an appeal against acquittal, where two reasonable views are possible, the view favouring the accused ordinarily prevails, so the acquittal was not disturbed. en-us Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 14 Dec 2018 06:40:32 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277620 An acquittal in an NDPS prosecution was upheld because the evidence did not establish conscious possession of the recovered contraband beyond reasonable doubt. The independent witness did not fully support the recovery version, denied material parts of it, and the scooter was not shown to be owned by the accused. The alleged transfer of possession through a cousin was not proved, the handling of the seal was deficient, another independent witness was not examined, and the investigation was conducted by the complainant himself. In an appeal against acquittal, where two reasonable views are possible, the view favouring the accused ordinarily prevails, so the acquittal was not disturbed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Sat, 28 Feb 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277620