https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309274 In a NDPS appeal, the HC held that conviction for methamphetamine was unsustainable because two separate pouches recovered from a metallic box were mixed before testing, so the prosecution failed to prove the nature and quantity of each packet through representative sampling. The conviction under Section 22(c) was set aside. By contrast, the conviction for cocaine was sustained because official witnesses consistently proved recovery from the appellant's person, samples were properly drawn, and the chemical report confirmed cocaine in the tested sample. The appeal therefore succeeded only in relation to the methamphetamine conviction, while the cocaine conviction remained intact. en-us Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 21 Aug 2023 22:13:40 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309274 In a NDPS appeal, the HC held that conviction for methamphetamine was unsustainable because two separate pouches recovered from a metallic box were mixed before testing, so the prosecution failed to prove the nature and quantity of each packet through representative sampling. The conviction under Section 22(c) was set aside. By contrast, the conviction for cocaine was sustained because official witnesses consistently proved recovery from the appellant's person, samples were properly drawn, and the chemical report confirmed cocaine in the tested sample. The appeal therefore succeeded only in relation to the methamphetamine conviction, while the cocaine conviction remained intact. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309274