NDPS Act

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has asked for an explanation from the Sessions Judge, Sirsa as to how did he entertain and decide petition for regular bail when a similar petition was pending before the Court.

It becomes imperative to analysis the ambit of section 50 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

The Court has perused a series of Judgment passed by the Supreme Court, which had held that in intermediate quantity, the rigours of the provision of Section 37 of the NDPS Act may not apply.

Saharath VP, an accused under offense punishable under section 22(c) of the NDPS Act, 1985 filed the bail application for allegedly being found in possession of 2, 830 capsules, violating the provisions of the NDPS Act.

While the Constitution abhors the idea of indefinite incarceration, there is a culture of opposition by law enforcement agencies to deny bail. Indeed, time is at hand to redress this state of affairs, with firm judicial leadership.

The Supreme Court of India has dismissed an appeal challenging the judgment passed by the Special Court convicting the accused for the offence punishable under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, that talk about the Punishment for contravention in relation.

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday dismissed the petition of a workman seeking relief that the period of his becoming incarcerated, either in police custody or in judicial custody should be declared to be continuous service.

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court has recently said that an accused cannot be kept in custody merely for the reason that the offence alleged to have committed by him is of a serious nature.

The Delhi High Court sets aside the order passed by the Patiala House Court where the accused was charged under NDPS act for having illegal possession of 704 unlabelled Bupine Injections.

Celebrity arrests have put the spotlight on drug abuse. While various Acts have stringent provisions to tackle this menace, there are also attempts to depenalise consumption and offences involving small amounts.