1995 (11) TMI 432

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..... nal Sessions Judge. Though the offence involved is of a considerable magnitude of 70 bags containing 34 Kgs. Of poppy husk, each without any permit/licence, this Court is con-strained to confirm the acquittal for the reasons that the mandatory re-quirements of Section 50 of Narcotic Drugs und Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 has not been complied with. Protection given by s.50 is a valuable right .....

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..... tory provisions does not become inadmissible and the trial on the basis thereof does not get vitiated. Each case is to be considered on its own back drop. The learned Additional Sessions Judge did not accept the evidence of the police officers on the ground that it was open to them, at the time of the search, to take in writing from the accused that they had no objection to the search being conduc .....

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