https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43550 Recovery of opium from a briefcase beneath the appellant's seat was found reliable on the testimony of customs officers present at the checking. The absence of independent witnesses did not weaken the prosecution where the occurrence was away from the bazar and no material showed the availability of neutral witnesses. A confession made before officers empowered under Section 53 of the NDPS Act was treated as admissible because they were not police officers for Section 25 of the Evidence Act. The appellant's own statement also admitted possession of the contraband, so the conviction and sentence were upheld. en-us Thu, 23 Jan 1992 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:45:01 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43550 Recovery of opium from a briefcase beneath the appellant's seat was found reliable on the testimony of customs officers present at the checking. The absence of independent witnesses did not weaken the prosecution where the occurrence was away from the bazar and no material showed the availability of neutral witnesses. A confession made before officers empowered under Section 53 of the NDPS Act was treated as admissible because they were not police officers for Section 25 of the Evidence Act. The appellant's own statement also admitted possession of the contraband, so the conviction and sentence were upheld. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 23 Jan 1992 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=43550