Supreme Court of India · 2002-10-03
NARAYANASWAMY RAVISHANKAR vs ASST.DIRECTOR,DTE.,REVENUE INTELLIGENCE
- Citation / case number
- SC 2002/14954
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- NARAYANASWAMY RAVISHANKAR
- Respondent
- ASST.DIRECTOR,DTE.,REVENUE INTELLIGENCE
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL, CJ. & ARIJIT PASAYAT & S.B. SINHA
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed whether the mandatory requirements of Section 42 of the NDPS Act applied to a search and seizure conducted at an international airport. The Court clarified that since the airport is a public place, the provisions of Section 43, rather than Section 42, are applicable. Consequently, the failure to comply with Section 42 did not vitiate the proceedings in this specific factual context.