https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=372032 In NDPS prosecutions, a fair investigation must also appear fair, so the same person should not act as complainant, seizing officer and investigator because that combination creates a real apprehension of bias and can vitiate the case. The document also notes that while public witnesses are not invariably mandatory, once the prosecution relies on named independent witnesses to search and seizure, their non-production must be satisfactorily explained; if the cited witnesses are not traceable or the explanation is not accepted, an adverse inference may follow and the prosecution may fail. en-us Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 17 Dec 2018 06:36:26 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=372032 In NDPS prosecutions, a fair investigation must also appear fair, so the same person should not act as complainant, seizing officer and investigator because that combination creates a real apprehension of bias and can vitiate the case. The document also notes that while public witnesses are not invariably mandatory, once the prosecution relies on named independent witnesses to search and seizure, their non-production must be satisfactorily explained; if the cited witnesses are not traceable or the explanation is not accepted, an adverse inference may follow and the prosecution may fail. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 27 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=372032