https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=391774 Section 50 of the NDPS Act is satisfied when the suspect is duly informed of the right to be searched before the nearest Gazetted Officer or Magistrate and then declines that option; a further search before such authority is not mandatory in those circumstances. A notice using the word "can" does not invalidate compliance if read as a whole and it clearly conveys the right. On the facts described, the search was not illegal for want of Section 50 compliance, and the conviction was not vitiated on that ground. en-us Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 07 Feb 2020 09:44:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=391774 Section 50 of the NDPS Act is satisfied when the suspect is duly informed of the right to be searched before the nearest Gazetted Officer or Magistrate and then declines that option; a further search before such authority is not mandatory in those circumstances. A notice using the word "can" does not invalidate compliance if read as a whole and it clearly conveys the right. On the facts described, the search was not illegal for want of Section 50 compliance, and the conviction was not vitiated on that ground. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 14 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=391774