https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395459 When a person is searched along with baggage in an NDPS investigation, Section 50 safeguards apply, and service of notice of the right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer may satisfy that requirement. The article also stresses that conviction cannot rest on doubtful recovery evidence where witness versions conflict and the chain of custody of the seized sample is not proved with certainty. Retracted Section 67 statements, without independent corroboration, are insufficient to establish conspiracy or guilt. On the facts discussed, these defects created reasonable doubt and the convictions were set aside. en-us Wed, 13 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 06 Nov 2024 12:07:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395459 When a person is searched along with baggage in an NDPS investigation, Section 50 safeguards apply, and service of notice of the right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer may satisfy that requirement. The article also stresses that conviction cannot rest on doubtful recovery evidence where witness versions conflict and the chain of custody of the seized sample is not proved with certainty. Retracted Section 67 statements, without independent corroboration, are insufficient to establish conspiracy or guilt. On the facts discussed, these defects created reasonable doubt and the convictions were set aside. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 13 May 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=395459