#police testimony

Himachal Pradesh High Court rules that police testimony alone suffices for conviction under NDPS Act when contraband is recovered during patrolling, even without independent witnesses. The court upheld a heroin possession conviction while reducing the sentence from five to one year on proportionality grounds, clarifying that seal non-production is not fatal if specimen impressions are exhibited.

The Chhattisgarh High Court affirmed that in NDPS cases, the uncorroborated testimony of the investigating officer can establish conscious possession of contraband, reinforcing prosecutorial credibility in absence of eyewitnesses. This ruling strengthens the evidentiary standard for drug possession convictions while the sentence reduction to time served underscores judicial recognition of mitigating personal circumstances.