Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985

Durand Didier, a French national, was stopped by police in Goa after accelerating his motorcycle and falling without injury. A search of his bike and attached bag, witnessed by two pancha witnesses, uncovered brown sugar, ganja oil and opium concealed in various items. Samples sent to a chemical analyst confirmed the p…

The appellants, brothers Daulat Ram and Mangilal, cultivated opium under a licence held by their mother and failed to declare the entire yield to the Lambardar as required by Rule 13 of the NDPS Rules. During a raid, concealed opium was recovered from pits they had dug, and both accused confessed to withholding the opi…

The appellant, Sajan Abraham, was found in possession of 25 ampoules of the psychotropic drug Buprenorphine Hydrochloride (Tidigesic) and three syringes, and was charged under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The trial court acquitted him, but the Kerala High Court set asid…

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence investigated the illegal possession, manufacture and sale of Buprenorphine Hydrochloride, a psychotropic substance listed in the Schedule to the NDPS Act but not in Schedule I of the NDPS Rules, leading to charges under Sections 8(c), 22 and 29 of the NDPS Act against several res…