Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Section 67

Supreme Court Upholds Bail for Most Accused, Cancels Bail for One in NDPS Case (2022)

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Supreme Court Upholds Bail for Most Accused, Cancels Bail for One in NDPS Case (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail can be granted to individuals accused of offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) based on confessional statements and whether the rigors of Section 37 of the NDPS Act were correctly […]

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Supreme Court Defines ‘Police Officer’ Under NDPS Act, Overrules Previous Judgments: Tofan Singh vs. State of Tamil Nadu (29 October 2020)

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Supreme Court Defines ‘Police Officer’ Under NDPS Act, Overrules Previous Judgments LEGAL ISSUE: Whether officers under the NDPS Act are considered “police officers” under Section 25 of the Evidence Act, and the admissibility of statements recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law Case Name: Tofan Singh vs. State of Tamil

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Supreme Court Grants Bail in NDPS Case: Sujit Tiwari vs. State of Gujarat (2020)

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Supreme Court Grants Bail in NDPS Case: Sujit Tiwari vs. State of Gujarat (2020) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail can be granted to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) when there is a possibility of the accused not being guilty of the offense. CASE TYPE: Criminal Bail. Case Name:

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Supreme Court clarifies the evidentiary value of co-accused statements under NDPS Act: Surinder Kumar Khanna vs. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (2018)

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Supreme Court on the Admissibility of Co-accused Statements in NDPS Cases LEGAL ISSUE: Admissibility and evidentiary value of a co-accused’s statement under Section 67 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, NDPS Act Case Name: Surinder Kumar Khanna vs. Intelligence Officer Directorate of Revenue Intelligence [Judgment Date]:

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in NDPS Case Due to Inconsistent Witness Testimony: Union of India vs. Leen Martin (2018)

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Supreme Court Upholds Acquittal in NDPS Case Due to Inconsistent Witness Testimony: Union of India vs. Leen Martin (2018) Date of the Judgment: 01 February 2018 Citation: (2018) INSC 74 Judges: N.V. Ramana, J. and S. Abdul Nazeer, J. Can a conviction for drug trafficking be sustained when key witnesses contradict the prosecution’s version of

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Supreme Court Upholds Conviction for Illegal Sale of Poppy Straw: Girish Raghunath Mehta vs. Inspector of Customs (2016)

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LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction for illegal sale of poppy straw under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 is sustainable when the contraband was recovered from a public place and the accused made a statement under Section 67 of the Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Case

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