Giving Accused Option to Be Searched Before Police Officer Violates Section 50 of NDPS Act: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of India on 16 March 2026 upheld the acquittal of an accused in a case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The bench comprising Justice Pankaj Mithal and Justice Prasanna B. Varale ruled that the trial was vitiated because the accused was given a legally impermissible option to be searched before a police officer, contrary to Section 50 NDPS Act. Background of the incident…
