Justice R.S. Garg ruled that failure to prove safe custody and sealing of seized ganja, coupled with non-examination of key witnesses, rendered the prosecution’s case unreliable and the conviction unsustainable. In a judgment reinforcing the strict evidentiary standards required under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), the Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 49 The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside the conviction of a woman accused of causing death by negligence in a 1994 road accident in Raipur. Justice R.S. Garg delivered the order while allowing the criminal revision petition filed by the accused, who had been found guilty under Sections…
Justice R.S. Garg ruled that failure to prove safe custody and sealing of seized ganja, coupled with non-examination of key witnesses, rendered the prosecution’s case unreliable and the conviction unsustainable. In a judgment reinforcing the strict evidentiary standards required under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), the Chhattisgarh High Court acquitted…
Citation : 2001 Local Law (CG) 47 The Chhattisgarh High Court has set aside earlier convictions under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act after finding serious gaps in the prosecution’s handling of seized evidence. In a judgment delivered by Justice R.S. Garg, the court overturned a 1999 trial court conviction that had sentenced Savitri…
Justice R.S. Garg held that a Head Constable, not being an empowered officer under the NDPS Act, had no authority to conduct search, seizure, or investigation making the entire process illegal and the conviction unsustainable. In a decisive ruling reinforcing procedural safeguards under India’s narcotics law, the Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned the conviction of…