Private Vehicle is Not A Public Place |Section 43 | NDPS Act | SC

Boota Singh Vs State of Haryana (Supreme Court) The evidence in the present case clearly shows that the vehicle was not a public conveyance but was a vehicle belonging to accused Gurdeep Singh. The Registration Certificate of the vehicle, which has been placed on record also does not indicate it to be a Public Transport Vehicle. The explanation to Section 43 shows that a private vehicle would not come within the expression “public place” as explained in Section 43 of the NDPS Act. On the strength of the decision of this Court in Jagraj Singh alias3 Hansa, the relevant provision would not b...