Disclosure Statements and Charges under NDPS Act
Charge Framing upon Disclosure Statement under Section 29 of the NDPS Act not sustainable in absence of Material Evidence Usually, it is seen that the prosecution in order to falsely implicate the accused, without any evidence, relies solely on the disclosure statements of other accused. These disclosure statements are involuntary and are recorded by the police from the other accused when they are in custody and therefore the element of coercion and undue influence always prevail in such disclosure statements which challenge the very authenticity of such statements. The police during investigation makes these disclosure statements as the basis for the...
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