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BRIEF UPDATE: ACCUSED CANNOT BE ACQUITTED MERELY BECAUSE INVESTIGATING OFFICER IS THE COMPLAINANT

The Supreme Court has in a recent matter of Mukesh Singh vs State (Narcotic Branch of Delhi) passed a Judgment dated 31-08-2020 and made the following observations regarding whether the accused is entitled to acquittal merely on the ground that the investigating officer himself is the complainant under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (the NDPS Act):


To read more, please visit the link below:


http://www.theindianlawyer.in/blog/2020/09/10/brief-update-accused-cannot-be-acquitted-merely-because-investigating-officer-is-the-complainant/


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