2002 (5) TMI 873

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..... s charged for the commission of offence punishable under Section 20(b)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as 'the NDPS Act') and sentenced to three years' Rl besides paying a fine of ₹ 10,000/-, has assailed the judgment mainly on the ground of noncompliance of the provisions of section 50 of the Act. 3. The prosecution had .....

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..... Beckodan Abdul Rahiman v. State of Kerala, this Court held that the safeguards mentioned in section 50 are intended to serve a dual purpose to protect the person against false accusation and frivolous charges as also to lend credibility to the search and seizure conducted by the empowered officer. If the empowered officer fails to comply with the requirements of the section, the prosecution is to .....

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