Coir Board Ernakulam Kerala State & Anr. vs Indira Devi P.S. & Ors. on 10 November, 1998
19. As per the testimonies of the prosecution witnesses, the sample of liquor and
case property were sealed by the investigating officer with the seal of
'BSM'. However, the PWs have not deposed qua the handing over of the
said seals to any other witness or police official and no handing over memo
regarding the same was prepared. The seal in the present case was not
handed over to any independent witness nor was it deposited in the
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malkhana to assail the possibility of its misuse. Thus, the possibility that the
case property may have been tampered with cannot be ruled out.