Supreme Court of India · 2020-10-26
RAJESH DHIMAN vs THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
- Citation / case number
- SC 2012/42308
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- RAJESH DHIMAN
- Respondent
- THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT
- Bench
- HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT, HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIRUDDHA BOSE
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court overturned the High Court's decision that had reversed the acquittal of the appellants under the NDPS Act, imposing a ten-year sentence instead. The court found that the prosecution had not established the necessary legal standards for conviction, particularly regarding the chain of custody and the validity of the search conducted. Consequently, the appeals were allowed, and the original acquittal was reinstated.