Supreme Court of India · 2021-04-16
Boota Singh vs The State Of Haryana
- Citation / case number
- AIR 2021 SUPREME COURT 1913
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Boota Singh
- Respondent
- The State Of Haryana
- Author
- Uday Umesh Lalit
- Bench
- K.M. Joseph, Uday Umesh Lalit
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Boota Singh and others under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, affirming the High Court's decision. The court found that the prosecution had established the presence of poppy straw in the vehicle during a police raid based on credible information. The appeal was dismissed, reinforcing the legal standards for evidence in narcotics cases.