https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467597 A search and seizure under Section 30(1) of the PCPNDT Act must be authorised by the duly constituted Appropriate Authority itself, on a rational basis amounting to reason to believe; a unilateral decision by the Chairman of a multi-member body is insufficient and invalidates the raid. Because the FIR and complaint were founded entirely on material recovered during that illegal search, and no independent material connected the accused to the alleged offence, the prosecution could not stand and the proceedings were liable to be quashed. en-us Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:41:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467597 A search and seizure under Section 30(1) of the PCPNDT Act must be authorised by the duly constituted Appropriate Authority itself, on a rational basis amounting to reason to believe; a unilateral decision by the Chairman of a multi-member body is insufficient and invalidates the raid. Because the FIR and complaint were founded entirely on material recovered during that illegal search, and no independent material connected the accused to the alleged offence, the prosecution could not stand and the proceedings were liable to be quashed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 12 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=467597