This case arose from the alleged recovery of 570 grams of opium from the respondent, Ram Chandra. The respondent was apprehended by the police based on information about illicit trafficking ... in narcotics. The key issue before the Court was whether the requirements of Section 50 of the NDPS Act, which mandates informing the accused of their right to be searched in the presence of a magistrate or a gazetted officer, had been properly complied with.