https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290613 Recovery of contraband from vehicles in a public place attracted Section 43 of the NDPS Act, so the search and seizure were not vitiated by alleged defects in secret information or by Section 50, which applies to personal search. Non-examination of an independent witness and minor sampling or sealing discrepancies did not create reasonable doubt where custody evidence remained intact. Statements recorded under Section 67 were treated as voluntary and admissible because no reliable coercion was shown. Once physical possession was proved, the presumptions under Sections 35 and 54 applied, and the accused failed to rebut them; conscious possession and conviction were sustained. en-us Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 06 Oct 2020 18:27:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290613 Recovery of contraband from vehicles in a public place attracted Section 43 of the NDPS Act, so the search and seizure were not vitiated by alleged defects in secret information or by Section 50, which applies to personal search. Non-examination of an independent witness and minor sampling or sealing discrepancies did not create reasonable doubt where custody evidence remained intact. Statements recorded under Section 67 were treated as voluntary and admissible because no reliable coercion was shown. Once physical possession was proved, the presumptions under Sections 35 and 54 applied, and the accused failed to rebut them; conscious possession and conviction were sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=290613