https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290583 Possession of narcotic drugs from a shoulder bag did not attract Section 50 notice requirements because the recovery was not from personal search. The Section 67 statement was treated as voluntary and corroborative, and the belated retraction was rejected as an afterthought. The absence of public witnesses did not undermine the prosecution where the official evidence was found trustworthy, and minor discrepancies in timings, seal handling, and register entries were held insufficient to dislodge the case. The Court also accepted that the contraband and samples remained properly sealed and intact, and the conviction and sentence were upheld. en-us Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 12:57:12 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290583 Possession of narcotic drugs from a shoulder bag did not attract Section 50 notice requirements because the recovery was not from personal search. The Section 67 statement was treated as voluntary and corroborative, and the belated retraction was rejected as an afterthought. The absence of public witnesses did not undermine the prosecution where the official evidence was found trustworthy, and minor discrepancies in timings, seal handling, and register entries were held insufficient to dislodge the case. The Court also accepted that the contraband and samples remained properly sealed and intact, and the conviction and sentence were upheld. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 05 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290583