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Section 50 Compliance (NDPS): Judgments and Case Law

52 items tagged with #Section 50 Compliance (NDPS)

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Supreme Court of India Appellate Court Can Reverse Acquittal Where Trial Court's View Was Not Possible: Supreme Court Upholds Charas Conviction Oct 11, 2026 Supreme Court of India Recovery From Bag, Not Person: Supreme Court Upholds Opium Conviction Despite Seized Contraband Not Being Produced Oct 16, 2026 Supreme Court of India Non-Examination of Independent Witnesses Not Fatal in NDPS Case: Supreme Court Upholds Opium Conviction Oct 11, 2026 Rajasthan High Court Casual Mention of Search Before Magistrate Breaches Section 50 NDPS: Rajasthan High Court Acquits Opium Accused Oct 11, 2026 Supreme Court of India Section 50 NDPS Breach in Personal Search Does Not Taint Vehicle Recovery, Supreme Court Holds; Dilip Not Correct Sep 26, 2026 Supreme Court of India Section 50 NDPS Applies Once the Person Is Searched, Even if Drugs Are in the Bag: Supreme Court Oct 11, 2026 Supreme Court of India No Magistrate's Order Proving Production of Opium: Supreme Court Restores Acquittal, Faults High Court Reversal Oct 16, 2026 Supreme Court of India Written Consent to Police Search No Substitute for Section 50 NDPS Compliance: Supreme Court Acquits Oct 11, 2026 Supreme Court of India Joint Notice Under Section 50 NDPS Vitiates Search; Each Accused Must Be Informed Individually, Supreme Court Holds Sep 27, 2026 Supreme Court of India Consent Memo Offering a Choice Does Not Satisfy Section 50 NDPS: Supreme Court Acquits Oct 11, 2026 Supreme Court of India Recovery Made in Breach of Section 50 Cannot Be Saved by Witness Testimony: Supreme Court Oct 6, 2026 Supreme Court of India Unexplained Gap in Sample Custody Defeats NDPS Case Even Where Section 50 Does Not Apply: Supreme Court Oct 3, 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

NDPS Act

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

16 min read

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