https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462220 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies only to a personal search, not to search of baggage or a suitcase carried by an accused, so that safeguard does not govern recovery from luggage. The document also notes that where the suitcase was identified, contraband was recovered, samples were sealed and forwarded with seals intact, the laboratory confirmed diacetyl morphine, and the written confession was found voluntary despite belated retraction, the seizure and chain of custody were treated as satisfactorily proved and the conviction was sustained. en-us Fri, 12 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:38:35 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462220 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies only to a personal search, not to search of baggage or a suitcase carried by an accused, so that safeguard does not govern recovery from luggage. The document also notes that where the suitcase was identified, contraband was recovered, samples were sealed and forwarded with seals intact, the laboratory confirmed diacetyl morphine, and the written confession was found voluntary despite belated retraction, the seizure and chain of custody were treated as satisfactorily proved and the conviction was sustained. Case-Laws Customs Fri, 12 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=462220