https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383813 In prosecutions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the prosecution must first prove beyond reasonable doubt the foundational facts linking the seized contraband with the sample tested by the laboratory before statutory presumptions can apply. A laboratory report alone is insufficient unless the seized sample and tested sample are satisfactorily connected. The absence of independent witnesses at the seizure stage and failure to prove compliance with search safeguards further weakens the prosecution case. Prior conviction may affect sentence, but it does not by itself sustain guilt. The material did not conclusively establish the evidentiary chain, so conviction could not stand. en-us Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 05:54:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383813 In prosecutions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the prosecution must first prove beyond reasonable doubt the foundational facts linking the seized contraband with the sample tested by the laboratory before statutory presumptions can apply. A laboratory report alone is insufficient unless the seized sample and tested sample are satisfactorily connected. The absence of independent witnesses at the seizure stage and failure to prove compliance with search safeguards further weakens the prosecution case. Prior conviction may affect sentence, but it does not by itself sustain guilt. The material did not conclusively establish the evidentiary chain, so conviction could not stand. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 30 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=383813