Section 50 Compliance (NDPS): Judgments and Case Law

Judgments

Supreme Court of India Supreme Court Acquits Two In NDPS Charas Case Over Broken Chain Of Custody Of Samples Sep 22, 2026 Supreme Court of India Ruqa Sent Before Search Satisfies Section 42 NDPS, Supreme Court Holds in Poppy Husk Case Sep 25, 2026 Supreme Court of India Smack in Water Bottle: Section 50 NDPS Not Attracted; Supreme Court Cuts Sentence to 10-Year Minimum Sep 27, 2026 Rajasthan High Court Trial Court's Plausible View Stands: Rajasthan High Court Upholds 1996 NDPS Acquittal in Opium Case Oct 10, 2026 Supreme Court of India Co-Accused's Section 67 Statement and First-Time Dock Identification Cannot Convict an Absconder: Supreme Court Oct 6, 2026 Supreme Court of India Section 50 NDPS Not Attracted to Bag Search; Written Waiver of Right Required Henceforth, Supreme Court Holds Sep 27, 2026 Rajasthan High Court Section 37 Conditions Taken as Satisfied Where Section 50 NDPS Compliance Is in Serious Doubt: Rajasthan High Court Oct 18, 2026 Rajasthan High Court Section 42 Applies Where Police Set Out to Search a Shop: Rajasthan High Court Quashes 1990 Opium Conviction Oct 10, 2026 Supreme Court of India Appellate Court Must Address Trial Court's Reasons Before Reversing Acquittal: Supreme Court Restores NDPS Acquittal Oct 11, 2026 Supreme Court of India Alleged Section 50 Defect in Personal Search Does Not Vitiate Recovery From Carried Bag: Supreme Court Oct 11, 2026 Supreme Court of India Section 50 NDPS Not Attracted to Chance Recovery From Vehicle on Public Road: Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Oct 11, 2026 Supreme Court of India Complainant Can Investigate: Supreme Court Upholds NDPS Conviction, Rejects Story of Vanishing Stranger With the Bag Oct 16, 2026

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Section 50 of the NDPS Act: The Search of the Person, the Right to Notice, and the Question of the Bag

An explainer on India's most litigated NDPS procedural safeguard — the statutory text, the Constitution Bench line from Balbir Singh to Vijaysinh Jadeja, the bag-versus-body distinction settled in Ranjan Kumar Chadha, and the most recent Supreme Court reaffirmation in Surat Singh (2026).

4 months ago Shantnu Bansal

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