Supreme Court overturns conviction of one accused in NDPS case, upholds conviction of another (2024) LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility of Confessional Statements under Section 67 of the NDPS Act and Compliance of mandatory procedure under the NDPS Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985) Case Name: Firdoskhan Khurshidkhan vs. The State […]
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction in NDPS Act Case: Kallu Khan vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) can be upheld when contraband is recovered from a vehicle and not from personal search, and whether the search and seizure was conducted by
Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under NDPS Act: Rizwan Khan vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction of the accused under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) is valid when based on the testimony of police officers, and whether procedural lapses vitiate the trial. CASE TYPE:
Supreme Court quashes conviction due to lack of sample correlation in NDPS Act case: Vijay Pandey vs. State of Uttar Pradesh (2019) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the prosecution must conclusively establish the link between the seized sample and the sample tested in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). CASE TYPE:
