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The Indian Evidence Act, 1872
Noor Aga vs State Of Punjab & Anr on 9 July, 2008
8. Before any proposed disposal/destruction mandate of Section 52A of the NPDS
Act requires to be duly complied with starting with an application to that effect. A
Court should be satisfied with such compliance while deciding the case. The onus is
entirely on the prosecution in a given case to satisfy the Court when such an issue
arises for consideration. Production of seized material is a factor to establish seizure
followed by recovery. One has to remember that the provisions of the NDPS Act are
both stringent and rigorous and therefore the burden heavily lies on the prosecution.
Non-production of a physical evidence would lead to a negative inference within the
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meaning of Section 114(g) of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (hereinafter referred to
as the Evidence Act). The procedure contemplated through the notification has an
element of fair play such as the deposit of the seal, numbering the containers in
seriatim wise and keeping them in lots preceded by compliance of the procedure for
drawing samples. The afore-stated principles of law are dealt with in extenso in Noor
Aga v. State of Punjab, (2008) 16 SCC 417: