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Supreme Court Refers to Three-Judge Bench the Question Whether Quantity of Mixture or Pure Drug Content Determines Punishment Under NDPS Act. The Court Held That E. Micheal Raj Requires Reconsideration as It Omitted Note 2 of Notification and the Scheme of the Act Treating Preparations as a Whole.

The Supreme Court, in a reference arising from multiple appeals and writ petitions, considered the correctness of the decision in E. Micheal Raj v. In...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Section 50 Notice. Failure to Inform Appellant of Right to Search Before Magistrate or Gazetted Officer Renders Recovery of Contraband Illegal and Conviction Unsustainable.

The appellant, Ms. Naomi Banda, a Zambian national, was convicted by a Special Judge under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (N...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes NDPS Proceedings Against Petitioner for Lack of Evidence of Conscious Possession and Commercial Quantity. Court holds that mere presence in a vehicle with contraband does not constitute possession under Section 20(b)(ii)(A) of NDPS Act without proof of knowledge and control.

The petitioner, Mr. Kalam Narendra, filed a writ petition under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India read with Section 482 of the Code of...

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Supreme Court Partly Allows Appeal in NDPS Act Case, Modifying Sentence on Double Punishment Grounds. Separate sentences for offences under Sections 20 and 25/29 from same transaction held impermissible, and fine cannot be cumulative when sentences run concurrently under Section 53 IPC.

The appeal arose from a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The appellant and a co-accused were intercepted dur...

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Bombay High Court Upholds Acquittal in NDPS Case Due to Lack of Conscious Possession. Customs Department Failed to Prove Possession of Contraband by Employees in Open Godown.

The appeal was filed by the Assistant Collector of Customs against the acquittal of the respondents for offences under Sections 29, 21 read with Secti...

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Bombay High Court Acquits Accused in NDPS Case Due to Non-Compliance with Sections 42 and 50 of NDPS Act, 1985. Search and Seizure Conducted Without Proper Authorization and Without Informing Accused of Right to be Searched Before a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate.

The appellant, Essop Casoojee, a South African national, was convicted by the Special Judge, Greater Mumbai in NDPS Special Case No.78 of 2002 for off...