Opium Act, 1868–Sec. 4/9–Conviction–Justification–Huge contradictions in the prosecution story in relation to the condition in which the samples remained from the time of their seizure till they reached to the chemical examiner–Prosecution failed to show that the samples remained in the self-same situation till reaching chemical examiner–No specimen memo of the seal was prepared by seizure officer–Reports of chemical examiners cannot be relied upon for the purpose of recording the finding of conviction–Further the evidence of independent witnesses was found full with contradictions–Held, petitioner is entitled to be acquitted.
