HC suggests separate forensic science lab for drug cases
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It additionally asks govt. to supply discipline take a look at kits to all police stations
The High Court of Karnataka has instructed to the State and Central governments to have a separate Forensic Sciences Laboratory (FSL) in Karnataka to analyse narcotic medication and contraband articles seized in offences registered underneath the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
The courtroom additionally instructed that the State authorities present discipline take a look at kits to all police stations, if not already offered for spot testing of seized substances, and requested the State Public Prosecutor to make an endeavour to steer the authorities.
Justice K. Natarajan handed the order whereas rejecting the bail plea of 27-year-old Arjav Deepak Mehtha, who was arrested in November 2020 by Jeevan Bhima Nagar police in Bengaluru metropolis when he was receiving a parcel from the postman.
He was accused of putting order for banned substance Lysergic acid diethylamide (generally generally known as LSD) by means of darkish internet from Netherlands by making fee by means of cryptocurrency. About 3.95 gm of LSD was recovered from the parcel.
It was contended on behalf of the accused that the investigating officer didn’t conduct discipline take a look at and the results of the chemical evaluation of the seized substance was not obtained inside 15 days as per the rules of the Narcotic Crimes Bureau.
On the opposite hand, the police identified to the courtroom that State had just one FSL for evaluation of all forms of supplies seized in felony cases and therefore, the report of the evaluation couldn’t be anticipated in 15 days attributable to big pendency in FSL. However, the courtroom stated tips of NCB to have FSL report will not be necessary however is listing in nature and it’s not potential to get report on seized substances inside 15 days except there’s a separate FSL for NCB and offences registered underneath NDPS Act.
The courtroom stated tips issued by NCB on discipline testing of drugs and securing report from FSL in 15 days apply to Drug Law Enforcement Officers however within the current case, the offence is registered by the abnormal police and never by particular police or sleuths of NCB.
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