https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46737 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies only to a personal search and not to search of baggage or a suitcase, so recovery from a suitcase did not attract that protection. Section 42(2) was held satisfied where prior information was reduced to writing and forwarded to the superior officer, with the officer's evidence supported by the written record. No breach of Section 55 was established on the allegation of delay in sending the sample for chemical analysis, as the seized articles were shown to have remained in safe custody and no prejudice was demonstrated. The conviction and sentence were upheld and the appeal dismissed. en-us Wed, 03 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 20 Jun 2014 12:05:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46737 Section 50 of the NDPS Act applies only to a personal search and not to search of baggage or a suitcase, so recovery from a suitcase did not attract that protection. Section 42(2) was held satisfied where prior information was reduced to writing and forwarded to the superior officer, with the officer's evidence supported by the written record. No breach of Section 55 was established on the allegation of delay in sending the sample for chemical analysis, as the seized articles were shown to have remained in safe custody and no prejudice was demonstrated. The conviction and sentence were upheld and the appeal dismissed. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 03 Dec 2003 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=46737