| NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985 |
CrPC — S 378 — Appeal against Acquittal — Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985—Section 20[a] — Cultivation of Bhang/Ganja — allegation of — Ownership, possession & cultivation — Verification & establishment of — failure to — Expert opinion —Scientific Officer of FSL — Statement of — non recording — Non examination — Hostile Panchas — Statement of local residents — non recording —Only fact on record — contraband seized was found to be cannabis plants — Held, this fact alone, in absence of any material evidence on the record, by itself cannot connect the accused with the crime — Acquittal upheld — Evidence Act — S 3 — Relevant fact. |
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