Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985–Sec. 8(c) & 18–Conviction–Sustainability–Inventory u/s. 52-A was prepared after three years which vitiates the entire exercise of investigation and trial–PW 3 gave a plausible explanation for taking his signatures on the seizure papers without reading out these to him–Another witness of the seizure turned hostile–Seized material was not produced before the Court–Serious lacuna–Appellant is entitled to be acquitted.
