https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277641 Conviction under narcotic law depends on strict proof of conscious possession, an unimpeached chain of custody, and compliance with seizure and sampling procedure. The court found material inconsistencies about the location of the bags, so the prosecution failed to prove recovery from conscious possession beyond reasonable doubt. It also found defective link evidence because the sample forms were prepared later and the laboratory sample was not reliably connected to the alleged recovery. Further, the complainant and investigating officer being the same person, together with non-compliance with inventory and representative sampling requirements, created serious doubt. The prosecution version therefore failed and the accused were entitled to acquittal. en-us Fri, 26 May 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 15 Dec 2018 06:38:46 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277641 Conviction under narcotic law depends on strict proof of conscious possession, an unimpeached chain of custody, and compliance with seizure and sampling procedure. The court found material inconsistencies about the location of the bags, so the prosecution failed to prove recovery from conscious possession beyond reasonable doubt. It also found defective link evidence because the sample forms were prepared later and the laboratory sample was not reliably connected to the alleged recovery. Further, the complainant and investigating officer being the same person, together with non-compliance with inventory and representative sampling requirements, created serious doubt. The prosecution version therefore failed and the accused were entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 26 May 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=277641