https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=392995 In an NDPS prosecution, the Court treated a timing discrepancy regarding the Gazetted Officer as insufficient to undermine an otherwise proved recovery from a bag. It further held that non-production of the entire seized contraband was not fatal where seizure was established, samples were drawn, seals remained intact, and the forensic link was preserved. The Court also reiterated that absence of independent witnesses does not by itself discredit trustworthy official evidence, and that Section 50 is not attracted to a bag search; any defect in personal search did not vitiate recovery from the bag. The conviction and sentence were upheld. en-us Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 04 Mar 2020 11:31:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=392995 In an NDPS prosecution, the Court treated a timing discrepancy regarding the Gazetted Officer as insufficient to undermine an otherwise proved recovery from a bag. It further held that non-production of the entire seized contraband was not fatal where seizure was established, samples were drawn, seals remained intact, and the forensic link was preserved. The Court also reiterated that absence of independent witnesses does not by itself discredit trustworthy official evidence, and that Section 50 is not attracted to a bag search; any defect in personal search did not vitiate recovery from the bag. The conviction and sentence were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=392995