Section 8 in The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
8. Prohibition of certain operations.—
No person shall— (a) cultivate any coca plant ... State, import into India, export from India or tranship any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, except for medical or scientific purposes
place without conforming
to the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances Act, 1985 (' NDPS Act ... relating to narcotic drugs, to
make stringent provisions for the control and regulation of
operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances
Anti-drug justice is a
criminal dimension of social justice. The United Nations
Conventions Against Illicit Trafficking In Narcotic Drugs &
Psychotropic Substances ... These Acts, however, failed to control
illicit drug traffic and drug abuse on the other hand
exhibited an upward trend. New drugs
caption “Evidentiary value of statement under section 67 of
the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act, 1985 (“ NDPS
Act ... Act and the Railway
Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966 , the Sea Customs Act, 1878,
the Central Excise Act, 1944 , and the Customs Act
below:—
(a) the United Nations Convention Against Illicit
Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
Substances, to which India is a party, calls for
prevention ... Indian
Penal Code , 1860 and 9 offences under the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 . These offences were
considered extremely heinous
this batch of appeals is
whether Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
Act, 1985 (for short "the NDPS ... relating to narcotic drugs, incorporating stringent
provisions for control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic
drugs and psychotropic substances. The object
relating to
narcotic drugs to make stringent provisions for the control and regulation of
operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances ... straw and includes all manufactured drugs.
"Illicit traffic", in relation to narcotic drugs and psychotropic
substances, has been defined in Section
appellant assails his conviction under Section 18 of
the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
(hereinafter referred as “the NDPS ... legal objection.”(emphasis added)
The Drug Law EnforcementField Officer’s Hand Book
issued by the Narcotics Control Bureau also provides that:
“28. Were
under Section 8 read with Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (the NDPS Act ... carrying a bag or some other article with him and narcotic
drug is recovered from it, it cannot be said that it was found
habitual drunkard; or (b) is a habitual addict to any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance within the meaning of the Narcotic Drugs
