In Brief
A man was acquitted of drug trafficking charges under the Narcotic Drugs Act by a trial court, which found the investigation defective and the sole independent witness unreliable. The High Court reversed the acquittal, convicting him to 10 years imprisonment. The Supreme Court allowed his appeal, restoring the acquittal. The Court found the reversal improper because the investigation was incomplete (failing to establish contraband's origin/destination, not prosecuting the truck owner, and not proceeding with truck confiscation), and the State had selectively challenged only his acquittal while not appealing his co-accused's acquittal—raising fairness concerns.
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