INSPECTOR OF POLICE S KEERTHIVASAN vs BARANITHARAN — 1803/2026

The Special Court in Thanjavur partially allowed the seizing officer's petition for disposal of seized ganja under NDPS Act Section 52(A). The court permitted the officer to photograph the seized contraband in court (already chemically confirmed as ganja) and then dispose of it, finding that retaking samples would be redundant since chemical analysis had already been completed. The court emphasized that while standard procedure requires magistrate-certified inventory and sample collection, the prior chemical testing satisfied the substantive requirements for safe disposal of the hazardous narcotic substance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.