Supreme Court of India · 2003-08-19
Madan Lal And Anr vs State Of Himachal Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2003 SUPREME COURT 3642
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Madan Lal And Anr
- Respondent
- State Of Himachal Pradesh
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The appellants were convicted under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, for possession of narcotic substances. The Supreme Court examined the appeals against the High Court's decision upholding the 10-year rigorous imprisonment and fine. The judgment focuses on thes evidentiary requirements and statutory compliance under the NDPS Act.