STATE OF HARYANA vs RAJBIR SINGH — Crl.A. No. 1187/1999

Case under Section II-B. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010185321998

Filing Date

16-Nov-1998

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 1187/1999

Diary Number

18532/1998

Order Date

14-Sep-2005

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Dismissed

Last updated 11-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Section II-B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HARYANA

    Adv. T. V. GEORGE

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RAJBIR SINGH

    Adv. K. SHARDA DEVI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-Sep-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 30-Mar-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  4. 23-Feb-2005

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 16-Nov-1998

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 1187/1999

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Supreme Court set aside the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order that had quashed Rajbir Singh's conviction under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for possessing 13.5 kg poppy husk). The High Court had relied solely on non-compliance with Section 50 search procedures, but the Supreme Court found this reasoning flawed, noting that Section 50 doesn't apply to searches of containers/bags carried by an accused. The case was remanded to the High Court to reconsider the matter afresh by properly evaluating all evidence on record. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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