SHO HBR PS vs Afsal Advocate - ISAC SANJAY — 300527/2024

Summary: The discharge petition filed by Afsal, aged 21/24, accused of possessing 350.87 grams of ganja under Section 20(b) II A of the NDPS Act, was dismissed. The court found that the allegations were not groundless, as contraband was seized from the petitioner's possession and chemical analysis confirmed it was ganja. While the court acknowledged alleged procedural non-compliances with Sections 50, 52A, and 57 of the NDPS Act, it held these provisions are directory rather than mandatory and such issues must be examined during trial. The veracity of the search, seizure, and prosecution can only be properly evaluated at the trial stage. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.