Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Illegal Sale of Poppy Straw: Girish Raghunath Mehta vs. Inspector of Customs (2016)
LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for illegal sale of poppy straw under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is sustainable when the contraband was recovered from a public place and the accused made a statement under Section 67 of the Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Case […]