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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Murderer kills one or two persons but persons dealing with narcotic drugs inflict death blow to a number of innocent youngsters: Supreme Court

“While striking balance between the mitigating and aggravating circumstances, public interest, impact on the society as a whole will always be tilt in favour of the suitable higher punishment.”

Published on April 6, 2021April 8, 2021By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

[NDPS] Bom HC | Will the weight of paper containing dried LSD drops of LSD solution be counted while determining its quantity? HC explains

Bombay High Court: Sandeep K. Shinde, J., granted bail to a person from whom LSD drops of LSD solution and charas was recovered

Published on December 11, 2020December 11, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Bom HC | Will giving money to another for consuming drugs mean “financing” or “harbouring” as envisaged under S. 27 A of NDPS Act? Read HC’s verdict granting bail to Rhea Chakraborty

Bombay High Court: Sarang Kotwal, J., while addressing the bail application filed by Actor Rhea Chakraborty in the Sushant Singh Rajput death case,

Published on October 7, 2020October 9, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

AP HC | Under what conditions can ban for granting bail continue for an offence under NDPS Act? HC reiterates SC’s position in light of S. 37 NDPS Act

Andhra Pradesh High Court: M. Satyanarayana Murthy, J., addressed a petition while reiterating the Supreme Court’s position in regard to Section 37 of

Published on October 5, 2020October 9, 2020By Bhumika Indulia
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Law made EasyOp EdsOP. ED.

Unmasking the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 [Explainer on certain provisions]

by Devika Sharma†

Published on September 13, 2020May 12, 2022By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsSupreme Court

Medical Oxygen IP and Nitrous Oxide IP are ‘drugs’ as per Section 3(b)(i) of the the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940

Supreme Court: The bench of Dr. DY Chandrachud and Ajay Rastogi, JJ has held that Medical Oxygen IP and Nitrous Oxide IP

Published on April 14, 2020April 17, 2020By Prachi Bhardwaj
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Rebutting presumption under Section 18(2) of the Misuse of Drugs Act: Statement about absence of knowledge of nature of drugs not sufficient

Supreme Court of Singapore: The Bench comprising of CJ Sundaresh Menon and Judith Prakash JA and Tay Yong Kwang, JJ., allowed an

Published on October 29, 2018October 29, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Uttaranchal HC directs the State Government to book ‘kingpins’ of drugs distribution racket under Money Laundering Act, 2002

Uttaranchal High Court: A Division Bench comprising of Rajeev Sharma and Lok Pal Singh, JJ., was deciding a public interest litigation-writ petition

Published on June 20, 2018June 25, 2018By Bhumika Indulia
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

It is the quality and not quantity that matters while appreciating evidence

Patna High Court: An appeal challenging the conviction and sentence of the appellant under Section 20(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

Published on June 2, 2018June 25, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsForeign Courts

Appeal dismissed by affirming the decision of High Court in drug trafficking case; Death sentence imposed

Court of Appeal of Malaysia: The Bench comprising of Tengku Maimun Tuan Mat, JCA, Yaacob Haji Md Sam, JCA, Zabariah Mohd Yusof,

Published on May 28, 2018June 25, 2018By Saba
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Case BriefsHigh Courts

Marking blood donors with an indelible identification mark is an invasion upon an individual’s fundamental right to privacy

Madras High Court: While deciding upon the petition filed in public interest, praying before the Court to direct the concerned authorities to

Published on November 18, 2016January 10, 2017By Saba
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