Supreme Court Clarifies Poppy Straw Identification in NDPS Act Cases Date of the Judgment: 20 October 2022 Citation: (2022) INSC 911 Judges: B.R. Gavai, J., C.T. Ravikumar, J. Can a person be convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) for possessing poppy straw if the chemical analysis confirms the presence […]
Supreme Court quashes detention order under PIT NDPS Act due to delay and suppression of facts: Sushanta Kumar Banik vs. State of Tripura (2022) INSC 771 (30 September 2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a detention order under the Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988 (PIT NDPS Act) can be quashed
Supreme Court overturns bail in NDPS case due to Section 37 restrictions: Narcotics Control Bureau vs. Mohit Aggarwal (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Interpretation and application of Section 37 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 concerning the grant of bail in cases involving commercial quantities of narcotics. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law, Narcotics Case Name:
Supreme Court Upholds Bail in NDPS Case: State of West Bengal vs. Rakesh Singh LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was correct in granting bail to an accused under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), particularly when the accused was charged under Section 27A of the NDPS Act. CASE TYPE: Criminal
Supreme Court Denies Bail in Narcotics Smuggling Case: Ramjhan Gani Palani vs. National Investigating Agency (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether bail should be granted to an accused charged with narcotics smuggling, based on the evidence presented. CASE TYPE: Criminal. Case Name: Ramjhan Gani Palani vs. National Investigating Agency and Anr. Judgment Date: 27 April 2022 Introduction
Supreme Court overturns conviction in NDPS case due to procedural lapses: Sanjeev vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was right in overturning the Trial Court’s acquittal in a Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act case CASE TYPE: Criminal Case Name: Sanjeev & Anr. vs. State of Himachal Pradesh Judgment
Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Section 50 of NDPS Act in Dayalu Kashyap vs. State of Chhattisgarh (2022) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the recovery of contraband from a bag carried by an individual, rather than a personal search, is subject to the requirements of Section 50 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS
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 Upholds Conviction in NDPS Act Case: Kallu Khan vs. State of Rajasthan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) can be upheld when contraband is recovered from a vehicle and not from personal search, and whether the search and seizure was conducted by
Supreme Court Upholds Consecutive Sentences in NDPS Act Cases: Mohd Zahid vs State (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether sentences imposed in separate trials for offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) should run concurrently or consecutively. CASE TYPE: Criminal Law (Narcotics) Case Name: Mohd Zahid vs State through NCB Judgment Date:
Supreme Court Cancels Bail in NDPS Case: Union of India vs. Md. Nawaz Khan (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether the High Court was justified in granting bail to an accused charged with offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), particularly when a commercial quantity of contraband was recovered from the vehicle
Supreme Court Upholds 15-Year Sentence in NDPS Act Case: Gurdev Singh vs. State of Punjab (2021) LEGAL ISSUE: Whether a sentence higher than the minimum prescribed under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) can be imposed based on the quantity of the drug seized, even if the factors
