Section 55 NDPS Act

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…

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…