Income Tax Officers Justified in Handling Contraband; Supported by Applicant's Statements u/s 67 of NDPS Act.

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....Smuggling - contraband item kept in safe custody by income tax officers - The statements of the Income Tax Officers find requisite support in the statements of the applicant recorded under section 67 of the NDPS Act - The action of the officers of the Income Tax department in apprising the said matter of finding the suspicious substance during the course of Income Tax search, in the given circumstances, cannot be said to be inconceivable and unjustifiable.....