LAW FOR ALL

Section 8 read with Section 18 and under Section 8 read with Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (the NDPS Act) and sec. 50 of NDPS Act - Search before Police Superintendent part of raiding party - is invalid - Suggesting the superintendent as one of the Gazetted Officer mentioned in sec. 50 of NDPS Act is itself a wrong one and as such the search is invalid and as such the High court rightly acquitted the accused and Apex court dismissed the appeal = State of Rajasthan … Appellant Vs. Parmanand & Anr. … Respondents = 2014(Feb.Part) judis.nic.in/supremecourt/filename=41273