Narcotics Control Bureau Archives

‘Miserably failed to act as quasi-judicial authorities’; Punjab & Haryana HC quashes bribery case against police officer, remands it to Appellate Authority

“Recording of reasons in orders is equally important as giving an opportunity of hearing. The reasons in order means link between material which the forum considered while reaching the conclusion and reveals a rational nexus between the two.”

Case Briefs High Courts

‘Action taken so far is totally unsatisfactory’; Punjab and Haryana HC provide one week to file status report on action taken in matter of wild growth of cannabis

“In most of the photographs, it is evident that after cutting down of such wild growth of cannabis, a part of it is still lying scattered though major part or it has been transported but to which place or what has been done to those cut-out cannabis has not been explained.”

Case Briefs High Courts

Madras High Court set aside conviction of the accused for possessing Heroin believing it to be tamarind and wheat flour; observes in some peculiar circumstances the knowledge of contraband cannot be attributed to the accused

Madras High Court: In an appeal filed under Section 374(2) of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) r/w Section 36-B of Narcotic

Case Briefs High Courts

Raj HC | Representative sample of seized contraband can be drawn out only after contents of each package have been subjected to colour test by U.N. drug testing kit

Rajasthan High Court: Vijay Bishnoi J. allowed bail application filed by persons who were arrested for illegal possession of poppy straw; on