https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406587 A search and seizure from a private vehicle parked on a public road was treated as governed by Section 42 of the NDPS Act because the vehicle was not a public conveyance and the search did not fall within Section 43. The record showed admitted total non-compliance with Section 42. The governing principle applied was that delayed compliance may be acceptable in an emergent situation, but total non-compliance with Section 42 is impermissible. On that basis, the appellants were held entitled to acquittal. en-us Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Apr 2021 11:06:30 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406587 A search and seizure from a private vehicle parked on a public road was treated as governed by Section 42 of the NDPS Act because the vehicle was not a public conveyance and the search did not fall within Section 43. The record showed admitted total non-compliance with Section 42. The governing principle applied was that delayed compliance may be acceptable in an emergent situation, but total non-compliance with Section 42 is impermissible. On that basis, the appellants were held entitled to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Apr 2021 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=406587