https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450339 In narcotics prosecutions, conviction depends on a reliable chain of custody, properly proved seizure and sampling, and admissible evidence linking each accused to the contraband. The Court noted serious inconsistencies over the number of samples, their custody, malkhana handling, and transmission to the forensic laboratory, and found no satisfactory compliance with inventory and Magistrate sampling requirements. It also held that accused not present at the spot could not be convicted on police interrogation notes or alleged conspiracy alone, because police confessions are inadmissible and no independent evidence established possession, transport, or participation. The prosecution case was therefore found unreliable and the convictions unsustainable. en-us Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 04 Mar 2024 09:14:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450339 In narcotics prosecutions, conviction depends on a reliable chain of custody, properly proved seizure and sampling, and admissible evidence linking each accused to the contraband. The Court noted serious inconsistencies over the number of samples, their custody, malkhana handling, and transmission to the forensic laboratory, and found no satisfactory compliance with inventory and Magistrate sampling requirements. It also held that accused not present at the spot could not be convicted on police interrogation notes or alleged conspiracy alone, because police confessions are inadmissible and no independent evidence established possession, transport, or participation. The prosecution case was therefore found unreliable and the convictions unsustainable. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 01 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=450339