https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310197 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies to personal search and requires strict compliance when the prosecution relies on recovery from the person searched. Recovery from a vehicle, bag, container or premises stands on a different footing and is not vitiated by irregularity in the personal search; the Court held that independent recovery of contraband from the vehicle remained admissible, the contrary view on extending Section 50 to vehicle recovery was incorrect, and the acquittal was unsustainable, with conviction restored and the substantive sentence reduced. 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 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies to personal search and requires strict compliance when the prosecution relies on recovery from the person searched. Recovery from a vehicle, bag, container or premises stands on a different footing and is not vitiated by irregularity in the personal search; the Court held that independent recovery of contraband from the vehicle remained admissible, the contrary view on extending Section 50 to vehicle recovery was incorrect, and the acquittal was unsustainable, with conviction restored and the substantive sentence reduced. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=310197