https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311907 In an NDPS prosecution, the Court found that the prosecution failed to prove a safe and unbroken chain of custody because the CFSL form's transmission and custody were not satisfactorily shown, creating doubt about the integrity of the samples. It also held that the CFSL report could not be rejected merely for want of the scientific officer's examination because the document had been admitted without objection as to mode of proof, though its weight depended on the surrounding evidence. As prior information had triggered the search, strict compliance with the mandatory search safeguard was required; non-compliance vitiated the prosecution case and entitled the accused to acquittal. en-us Fri, 02 Dec 1994 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:17:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311907 In an NDPS prosecution, the Court found that the prosecution failed to prove a safe and unbroken chain of custody because the CFSL form's transmission and custody were not satisfactorily shown, creating doubt about the integrity of the samples. It also held that the CFSL report could not be rejected merely for want of the scientific officer's examination because the document had been admitted without objection as to mode of proof, though its weight depended on the surrounding evidence. As prior information had triggered the search, strict compliance with the mandatory search safeguard was required; non-compliance vitiated the prosecution case and entitled the accused to acquittal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 02 Dec 1994 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=311907