Karnail Singh VS. State Of Rajasthan

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Karnail Singh VS. State Of Rajasthan

CASE NO.: Special Leave Petition (crl.) 982 of 1999

PETITIONER: KARNAIL SINGH Vs.

RESPONDENT: STATE OF RAJASTHAN

DATE OF JUDGMENT: 13/09/2000

BENCH: K.T. Thomas & R.P. Sethi.

JUDGMENT: SETHI, J.

L...I...T.......T.......T.......T.......T.......T.......T..J Leave granted.

The appellant, a truck driver was apprehended and arrested on 21st August, 1992 by a Preventive Party, on the Kota-Bundi Road in Rajasthan as he was shown to be carrying 96.600 kgs. of opium in his Truck No.PCT 9997. The opium was found concealed in three gunny bags containing 21 raxine bags. After compliance of the requisite legal formalities, a case under Section 8/18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter called "the Act") was registered. The seized goods and samples were kept in double lock malkhana. On conducting tests, the articles seize...

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