https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45493 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was stated to be inapplicable where recovery occurred during a routine baggage check as a chance recovery, not on prior information or a search under Section 42; alleged lapses under Sections 52A, 55 and 57 were said not to vitiate the prosecution absent demonstrated prejudice. A statement recorded by a Customs officer under Section 108 of the Customs Act was treated as outside the safeguards of Section 164(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure because it was not a Magistrate-recorded confession; the statement was regarded as voluntary, and belated retraction did not reduce its evidentiary value. The conviction under the NDPS Act and Customs Act was upheld. en-us Mon, 19 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:50:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45493 Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was stated to be inapplicable where recovery occurred during a routine baggage check as a chance recovery, not on prior information or a search under Section 42; alleged lapses under Sections 52A, 55 and 57 were said not to vitiate the prosecution absent demonstrated prejudice. A statement recorded by a Customs officer under Section 108 of the Customs Act was treated as outside the safeguards of Section 164(2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure because it was not a Magistrate-recorded confession; the statement was regarded as voluntary, and belated retraction did not reduce its evidentiary value. The conviction under the NDPS Act and Customs Act was upheld. Case-Laws Customs Mon, 19 Apr 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=45493