Section 8 in The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
8. Prohibition of certain operations.—
No person shall— (a) cultivate ... import into India, export from India or tranship any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, except for medical or scientific purposes
Section 50 in The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
50. Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted ... possibility of the person to be searched parting with possession of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, or controlled substance or article
Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
2. Definitions.—
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,— (i) "addict" means a person who has dependence on any narcotic ... aircraft, vehicle or vessel; (viiia) "essential narcotic drug" means a narcotic drug notified by the Central Government for medical
narcotic drugs, to
make stringent provisions for the control and regulation of
operations relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic ... CrPC comes across a person being
in possession of the narcotic drugs or psychotropic
substances then two aspects will arise
Act, 1878 ,
supplemented Opium Act, 1875 and made possession,
transportation, import, export, sale, etc. of opium also an
offence. The Dangerous Drug Act ... Acts, however, failed to control
illicit drug traffic and drug abuse on the other hand
exhibited an upward trend. New drugs
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, Act, 1985 (“ NDPS
Act ”)”, the Court noted the decisions ... Act and the Railway
Property (Unlawful Possession) Act, 1966 , the Sea Customs Act, 1878,
the Central Excise Act, 1944 , and the Customs Act
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
Section 43 in The Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
43. Power of seizure and arrest in public place.—
Any officer ... seize in any public place or in transit, any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance in respect of which
Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
54. Presumption from possession of illicit articles.—
In trials under this Act, it may be presumed, unless ... offence under this Act in respect of— (a) any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance; (b) any opium poppy, cannabis
narcotic drugs, incorporating stringent
provisions for control and regulation of operations relating to narcotic
drugs and psychotropic substances ... possibility of the person
to be searched parting with possession of any narcotic drug or
psychotropic substance etc., or article or document
