https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311136 Possession of rectified spirit was attributed to the accused on the basis of his admitted control of the godown, the prosecution evidence describing the premises as under his charge, and recovery of the spirit from that location. The substance was held to fall within the statutory definition of intoxicant, as liquor and spirits of wine were covered and the chemical analysis showed high-strength ethyl alcohol; no exception for medical preparations was proved, so a permit was required. The accused's statement under Section 342 CrPC was used only to corroborate the prosecution case and not as substantive evidence, and no illegality was shown in that reliance. en-us Fri, 13 Mar 1953 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 09 Dec 2023 11:24:16 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311136 Possession of rectified spirit was attributed to the accused on the basis of his admitted control of the godown, the prosecution evidence describing the premises as under his charge, and recovery of the spirit from that location. The substance was held to fall within the statutory definition of intoxicant, as liquor and spirits of wine were covered and the chemical analysis showed high-strength ethyl alcohol; no exception for medical preparations was proved, so a permit was required. The accused's statement under Section 342 CrPC was used only to corroborate the prosecution case and not as substantive evidence, and no illegality was shown in that reliance. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 13 Mar 1953 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311136