https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310197 The SC overturned the HC's acquittal of the accused, reinstating the Trial Court's conviction under Section 15 of the NDPS Act. The SC clarified that Section 50's non-compliance, pertaining to personal searches, does not affect the validity of vehicle searches. Consequently, the recovery of contraband from the vehicle was deemed valid. The SC reduced the sentence from 12 to 10 years, maintaining the fine and default sentence, and instructed the accused to surrender by a specified date, with compliance to be reported to the Court. en-us Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 11 Oct 2023 17:56:49 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310197 The SC overturned the HC's acquittal of the accused, reinstating the Trial Court's conviction under Section 15 of the NDPS Act. The SC clarified that Section 50's non-compliance, pertaining to personal searches, does not affect the validity of vehicle searches. Consequently, the recovery of contraband from the vehicle was deemed valid. The SC reduced the sentence from 12 to 10 years, maintaining the fine and default sentence, and instructed the accused to surrender by a specified date, with compliance to be reported to the Court. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310197