https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403461 In a personal-search prosecution under the NDPS Act, strict compliance with Section 50 is essential: the suspect must be informed of the specific right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer, and a vague third option of search before the police officer himself is not contemplated. The commentary also stresses that recovery evidence must be reliable, with clear proof of sampling, sealing, dispatch, and an unbroken chain of custody. Where the consent memo is doubtful, key witnesses are not examined, and the prosecution version conflicts with the forensic record, the recovery and handling of contraband remain suspect and the conviction cannot be sustained. en-us Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 30 Jan 2021 06:54:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403461 In a personal-search prosecution under the NDPS Act, strict compliance with Section 50 is essential: the suspect must be informed of the specific right to be searched before a Magistrate or Gazetted Officer, and a vague third option of search before the police officer himself is not contemplated. The commentary also stresses that recovery evidence must be reliable, with clear proof of sampling, sealing, dispatch, and an unbroken chain of custody. Where the consent memo is doubtful, key witnesses are not examined, and the prosecution version conflicts with the forensic record, the recovery and handling of contraband remain suspect and the conviction cannot be sustained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 05 Jan 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=403461