Chhattisgarh High Court Quashes NDPS Conviction, Rules Search by Head Constable Illegal
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…