Chhattisgarh High Court sets aside NDPS conviction over Section 42 breach
Citation : 2005 Local Law (CG) 180 The Chhattisgarh High Court has overturned a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, holding that the prosecution failed to prove conscious possession and that mandatory safeguards under Section 42 were not followed. Justice Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh allowed the appeal against a judgment dated 24 July…