NDPS Act | When Samples Aren't Drawn Following S.52A, FSL Report Is A Waste Paper & Can't Be Read In Evidence : Supreme Court

In a significant legal development, the Supreme Court of India, in Criminal Appeal No(S). 1610 of 2023 and Criminal Appeal No(S). 1611 of 2023, has acquitted the appellants, Mohammed Khalid and another, who were convicted under Section 8(c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). The judgment, delivered by Justice Mehta, sets aside the final impugned judgment passed by the High Court…