Supreme Court of India · 2003-12-17
Rajendra And Anr vs State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2004 SUPREME COURT 1103
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Rajendra And Anr
- Respondent
- State Of Madhya Pradesh
- Author
- Arijit Pasayat
- Bench
- Doraiswamy Raju, Arijit Pasayat
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the convictions under Section 8 read with Section 20(B)(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, affirming the trial court's findings that the appellants were found in possession of 23 kg and 17 kg of Ganja, respectively. The Court addressed the appellants' claims of violations of Sections 42 and 50, ruling that the procedural requirements were adequately met as per precedents established in State of Punjab v. Baldev Singh and State of Punjab v. Balbir Singh. The appeal was dismissed, confirming the sentences imposed by the lower courts.