drug" means a narcotic drug notified by the Central Government for medical and scientific use; (viiib) "illicit traffic", in relation to narcotic drugs ... tincture of cannabis (hemp); (xiii) "Narcotic Commissioner" means the Narcotics Commissioner appointed under section 5; (xiv) "narcotic drug" means coca leaf, cannabis (hemp), opium
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
provides deterrent punishment for various offences relating to
illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ... above drugs.
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* Lesser of the small quantity between the quantities given against the respective narcotic
drugs or psychotropic substances mentioned above forming part
conviction of the appellant under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as ``the NDPS ... Section 21 of the NDPS Act for illicit possession of
``manufactured drug''.
The learned counsel for the appellant
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
provides deterrent punishment for various offences relating to
illicit trafficking in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ... relating to Narcotic Drugs, to make stringent provisions for
the control and regulation of operation relating to Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances
subject matter of the Act. They are Opium Act, 1857, The
Opium Act, 1878 and the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930. Subsequently, various
international treaties ... legal
obligations. Hence, the Act and all the three old Acts were repealed.
9. The Act deals with narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances. Both
each such drug or substance, as specified in column (2) of the said Table: TABLE
Particulars of narcotic drugs/psychotropic substances
Quantity ... above drugs
lesser of the quantity between the quantities given against the respective narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances mentioned above forming part
amendment in the Act itself. Since amending the
Act is a long process, traffickers of such newly
included narcotic drug or psychotropic substance,
would ... Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Control
Bureau held that ―in the mixture of a narcotic drug or a
psychotropic substance with one or more neutral
substance
Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
and the N.D.P.S Act . The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 was
enacted to specifically prevent ... various operations of
manufacture, sale, purchase etc. of drugs
generally whereas Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 deals
with a more specific
convicted for the offence punishable under Section 18 of the Narcotic
Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter called as
NDPS ... drugs shown in column 2 shall apply to the entire
mixture or any solution or any one or more
narcotic drugs or psychotropic
distinction between manufactured
drugs with a miniscule percentage of narcotic substance and
other mixture of narcotic drugs or psychotropic substance ... narcotic drug notified by the Central
Government for medical and scientific use. Drugs identified
as 'essential narcotic drugs' have been
