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1 rVLFk m ) j.k la[;k& 2024%,0,p0lh0%189811 d{k la[;k %& 69 okn%& n.M izdh.kZ tekur izkFkZuki= la[;k& 30654 lu~ 2024 ;kph%& lSQqn~nhu mQZ ljQqn~nhu çfroknh%& m0 iz0 jkT; ;kph vf/koDrk%& vfHk"ksd dqekj feJ] pUnzds’k feJ] flfu;j ,MoksdsV çfroknh vf/koDrk%& 'kkldh; vf/koDrk eku~uh; U;k;ewfrZ vk'kqrks"k JhokLro] izkFkhZ ds fo}ku ofj"B vf/koDrk Jh n;k’kadj feJ] lg;ksxh vf/koDrk Jh pUnzds’k feJ }kjk vkt izfrR;qRrj 'kiFki= nkf[ky fd;k x;k] ftls iz=koyh esa 'kkfey fd;k x;kA izkFkhZ dh vksj ls fo}ku ofj"B vf/koDrk Jh n;k’kadj feJ] lg;ksxh vf/koDrk Jh pUnzds’k feJ rFkk jkT; dh vksj ls mifLFkr Jh iquhr dqekj flag] fo}ku vij 'kkldh; vf/koDrk dks tekur izkFkZuki= ij lquk rFkk i=koyh dk ifj’khyu fd;kA orZeku tekur izkFkZuki= eqdnek vijk/k la0 43 lu~ 2024] vUrxZr /kkjk 8@21 Lokid vkS"kf/k vkSj eu% izHkkoh inkFkZ vf/kfu;e] 1985 ¼,u0Mh0ih0,l0 ,DV½] Fkkuk & taxhiqj] tuin & xkthiqj esa vfHk;qDr lSQqn~nhu mQZ ljQqn~nhu dks tekur ij fjgk fd;s tkus gsrq izLrqr fd;k x;k gSA izkFkhZ ds fo}ku ofj"B vf/koDrk dk dFku gS fd izkFkhZ dks ekeys esa xyr o QthZ rjhds ls Qlk;k x;k gSA vkosnd dks fnukad 26-4-2024 dks vijkUg yxHkx 1%00 cts fnu esa tc og efLtn ls uekt vnk djds fudy jgk Fkk rks mls efLtn ds QkVd ij gh iqfyl }kjk voS/k :i ls idM+dj tcjnLrh xkM+h
Legal Reasoning
esa cSBkdj Fkkuk taxhiqj ys tk;k x;k vkSj dkykUrj esa vkjksfir vijk/k la[;k 43 o"kZ 2024] fnukad 26-4-2024 dks jkf= 22%15 cts] dh vfHk;kstu dgkuh mikftZr djrs gq, mls vijk/k esa >wBk Qlk fn;k x;k gSA vkosnd dh cgu }kjk fnukad 26-4-2024 dks Mh0vkbZ0th0 ifj{ks= okjk.klh o ftyk eftLVªsV] xkthiqj dks dze’k% lk;adky 06%45 cts o 07%13 cts vkuykbZu iksVZy ij Hksth x;h lwpuk ls ;g rF; Hkyh izdkj izekf.kr gksrk gSA izkFkhZ ds fo}ku ofj"B vf/koDrk dk dFku gS fd izkFkhZ dh eksisM eksVj lkbfdy dh lhV ds uhps dh fMXxh esa lQsn iUuh esa Hkwjs jax dh 525 xzke fgjksbZu dh cjkenxh n'kkZbZ xbZ gSA ,u0Mh0ih0,l0 ,DV dh /kkjk 52 ¼d½ ¼2½] 55 o 57 ds izko/kkuksa dk rFkk /kkjk 5] 100 ¼4½ rFkk 100 ¼8½ na0iz0la0 dk vuqikyu ugha fd;k x;k gSA izkFkhZ ds lkeus rFkkdfFkr cjken eky dks loZeqgj ugha fd;k vkSj u gh ?kVukLFky ij uewuk eky gh fudkyk x;k gSA izkFkhZ ds fo}ku ofj"B vf/koDrk dk dFku gS vkosnd ls dfFkr izfrcaf/kr lkexzh dh ryk’kh vkSj cjkenxh /kkjk 52&, ¼2½ dh vfuok;Z vko’;drkvksa dks iwjk ugha djrh gSA izkFkhZ ds fo}ku ofj"B vf/koDrk us vius dFku ds leFkZu esa ekuuh; mPpre U;k;ky; }kjk fn, funsZ’k okn Hkkjr la/k cuke eksgu yky vkSj vU;] ¼2016½ 3 ,l0lh0lh0 379 ds ekeys esa ekuk gS eksgu yky ds ekeys ¼lqizk½ ds izklafxd iSjkxzkQ la[;k 15 ls 17 dks uhps mn/k`r fd;k x;k gS%& “15. It is manifest from Section 52A (2)(c) (supra) that upon seizure of the contraband the same has to be forwarded either to the officer in-charge of the nearest police station or to the officer empowered under Section 53 who shall prepare an inventory as stipulated in the said provision and make an application to the Magistrate for purposes of (a) certifying the correctness of the inventory (b) certifying photographs of such drugs or substances taken before the Magistrate as true and (c) to draw representative samples in the presence of the Magistrate and certifying the correctness of the list of samples so drawn. 16. Sub-section (3) of Section 52- A requires that the Magistrate shall as soon as may be allow the application. This implies that no sooner the seizure is effected and the contraband forwarded to the officer in charge of the Police Station or the officer empowered, the officer concerned is in law duty bound to approach the Magistrate for the purposes mentioned above including grant of permission to draw representative samples in his presence, which samples will then be enlisted and the correctness of the list of samples so drawn certified by the Magistrate. In other words, the process of drawing of samples has to be in the presence and under the supervision of the Magistrate and the entire exercise has to be certified by him to be correct. 17. The question of drawing of samples at the time of seizure which, more often than not, takes place in the absence of the Magistrate does not in the above scheme of things arise. This is so especially when according to Section 52-A(4) of the Act, samples drawn and certified by the Magistrate in compliance with sub-section (2) and (3) of Section 52-A above constitute primary evidence for the purpose of the trial. Suffice it to say that there is no provision in the Act that mandates taking of samples at the time of seizure. That is perhaps why none of the States claim to be taking samples at the time of seizure.” izkFkhZ ds fo}ku ofj"B vf/koDrk dk dFku gS fd Lokid vkS"kf/k vkSj eu% izHkkoh inkFkZ vf/kfu;e] 1985 ¼,u0Mh0ih0,l0 ,DV½ dh /kkjk 42 tks vkosnd ds izdj.k esa laxr o izHkkoh gS] dk vuqikyu ugha fd;k x;k gS] ek= bruk gh ugha vfirq /kkjk 50 Lokid vkS"kf/k vkSj eu% izHkkoh inkFkZ vf/kfu;e] 1985 ¼,u0Mh0ih0,l0 ,DV½ ds izns’kkRed micU/kksa dk Hkh vuqikyu ugha fd;k x;k gS rFkk dfFkr cjkenxh dk dksbZ fu"i{k xokg ugha gSA izkFkhZ ds fo:) ntZ vU; vijkf/kd eqdnesa ;Fkk eqdnek vijk/k la[;k 1179 o"kZ 2000 esa U;k;ky; }kjk nks"keqDr fd;k tk pqdk gS rFkk vijk/k la[;k 378 o"kZ 2000 esa og tekur ij gS ¼vkns'k izfrR;qRrj 'kiFki= esa layXu gS½A izkFkhZ fnukad 26-4-2024 ls dkjkxkj esa fu:) gSA vr% izkFkhZ dks tekur ij NksMk tkuk U;k;ksfpr gksxkA tekur ij NksM+s tkus ds mijkUr izkFkhZ tekur dk nq:i;ksx ugha djsxkA fo}ku vij 'kkldh; vf/koDrk us izkFkhZ ds tekur izkFkZuki= dk fojks/k ;g dgrs gq, fd;k fd izkFkhZ ds ikl ls 525 xzke fgjksbZu cjken gqvk gS rFkk izkFkhZ ds fo:) orZeku eqdnesa ds vfrfjDr ,d vU; vijkf/kd eqdnek ntZ gSa] ijUrq ;g Lohdkj fd;k fd mijksDr ,d vU; vijkf/kd eqdnek esa izkFkhZ tekur ij gSA mHk; i{k ds ofj"B fo}ku vf/koDrkx.k }kjk izLrqr mijksDr rdksZa] eqdnesa ds rF;ksa o ifjfLFkfr;ksa rFkk i=koyh ij miyC/k lk{; o lkexzh ds le;d~ ifj’khyu] rFkk izkFkhZ ds fo:) ntZ ,d vU; vijkf/kd eqdnek esa og tekur ij gS] vr% U;k;fgr esa izkFkhZ dks Hkh tekur ij NksM+k tkuk U;k;ksfpr gksxkA vr% izkFkhZ lSQqn~nhu mQZ ljQqn~nhu] tks vijk/k la0 43 lu~ 2024] vUrxZr /kkjk 8@21 Lokid vkS"kf/k vkSj eu% izHkkoh inkFkZ vf/kfu;e] 1985 ¼,u0Mh0ih0,l0 ,DV½] Fkkuk & taxhiqj] tuin & xkthiqj esa vkjksfir gS] dks mlds futh eqpyds rFkk voj U;k;ky; }kjk fu/kkZfjr leku /kujkf’k ds nks izfrHkw izLrqr djus ij tekur ij fjgk djus dk vkns’k ikfjr fd;k tkrk gSA izkFkhZ dh tekur ij fjgkbZ fuEufyf[kr 'krksaZ ds v/khu gksxh %& 1- izkFkhZ xokgksa dks izHkkfor djus rFkk lk{;ksa ds lkFk NsM+&NkM+ djus dk iz;kl ugha djsxkA 2- izkFkhZ tekur dk nq:i;ksx ugha djsxkA 3- izkFkhZ eqdnesa ds 'kh?kz fuLrkj.k esa iw.kZ lg;ksx djsxk rFkk eqdnesa esa vuko';d LFkxu ugha ysxkA 4- izkFkhZ fopkj.k U;k;ky; ds le{k leLr fu;r frfFk;ksa ij mifFkr jgsxkA mijksDr of.kZr fdlh Hkh 'krZ dk mYya?ku djus ij foi{kh izkFkhZ dh tekur dks fujLr djus gsrq izkFkZuki= izLrqr djus gsrq Lora= gksxkA vkns'k fnukad%& 2-12-2024 jfo izdk’k (U;k;ewfrZ vk'kqrks"k JhokLro) Digitally signed by :- RAVI PRAKASH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad