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13. Learned counsel while traveling over his Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.311 of 2024 dt.03-09-2024 argument further submitted that in the present case procedures regarding sampling, sealing and dispatching were not followed as per standing instruction No. 1 of 1988 dated 15.03.1988 of Narcotic Control Bureau, Government of India as issued under Section 52A of the N.D.P.S. Act.

14. In support is his submissions learned counsel relied upon the following reports of Hon'ble Supreme Court as available through State of Haryana Vs. Jarnail Singh reported in (2004) 5 SCC 188; Tofan Singh Vs. State of Tamil Nadu reported in (2021) 4 SCC 1; Union of India Vs. Mohanlal and Another reported in (2016) 3 SCC 379; Gorakh Nath Prasad Vs. State of Bihar reported in (2018) 2 SCC 305; Ashok alias Dangra Jaiswal vs. State of Madhya Pradesh reported in (2011) 5 SCC 123; Jitendra Vs. State of M.P. reported in (2004) 10 SCC 562; and Noor Aga Vs. State of Punjab & Another reported in (2008) 16 SCC 417.

29. Standing Instruction "No. 1 of 1988" dated Patna High Court CR. APP (SJ) No.311 of 2024 dt.03-09-2024 15.03.1988 of Narcotics Control Bureau, Government of India issued under Section 52A of the N.D.P.S. Act prescribes the detailed procedure for sampling, sealing and despatching the seized sample to the laboratory for test. Clauses 1.4, 1.5, 1.6 and 1.9 of the Standing Instruction No. 1 of 1988 dated 15.03.1998 read as under: