Law: Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997

Section: 9(1)3(a) & 9(1)6(a)

Control of Narcotic Substances Act (XXV of 1997)---

----Ss. 9(1)3(a) & 9(1)6(a)---Possession of 2300 grams of charas and 700 grams of heroin---Reappraisal of evidence---All the prosecution witnesses in their statements had unanimously given details qua raid, arrest of the petitioner, search, recovery of the contraband, preparation of samples, their safe transmission to the police station, safe custody and the delivery thereof to the Punjab Forensic Science Agency (PFSA)---During cross-examination, the prosecution witnesses remained consistent---Report of the PFSA confirmed the nature of the contraband recovered from the possession of the petitioner---Nothing had been brought on the record by the prosecution to falsely implicate the petitioner in the commission of an offence--Petition was dismissed and leave was declined.