Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 53A : 1.[Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances : (l) A statement made and signed by a person before any officer empowered under section 53 for the investigation of offences, during the course of any inquiry or…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 53 : Power to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-in- charge of a police station : (1) The Central Government, after consultation with the State Government, may, by notification published in the Official…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 52A : 1.[Disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances : 2.[(1) The Central Government may, having regard to the hazardous nature, vulnerability to theft, substitution, constraint of proper storage space or any other relevant consideration, in…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 52 : Disposal of persons arrested and articles seized : (l) Any officer arresting a person under section 41, section 42 section 43 or section 44 shall, as soon as may be, inform him of the grounds…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 51 : Provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to warrants, arrests, searches and seizures : The provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) shall apply, in so far as…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 50A : 1.[Power to under take controlled delivery : The Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau constituted under sub-section (3) of section 4 or any other officer authorised by him in this behalf, may, notwithstanding anything contained…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 50 : Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted : (1) When any officer duly authorised under section 42 is about to search any person under the provisions of section 41, section 42 or section…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 49 : Power to stop and search conveyance : Any officer authorised under section 42, may, if he has reason to suspect that any animal or conveyance is, or is about to be, used for the transport…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 48 : Power of attachment of crop illegally cultivated : Any Metropolitan Magistrate, Judicial Magistrate of the first class or any Magistrate specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government 1[or any officer of a gazetted…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 47 : Duty of certain officers to give information of illegal cultivation : Every officer of the Government and every panch, sarpanch and other village officer of whatever description shall give immediate information to any officer of…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 46 : Duty of land holder to give information of illegal cultivation : Every holder of land shall give immediate information to any officer of the police or of any of the departments mentioned in section 42…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 45 : Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not practicable : Where it is not practicable to size any goods (including standing crop) which are liable to confiscation under this Act, any officer duly authorised…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 44 : Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest in offences relating to coca plant, opium poppy and cannabis plant : The provisions of sections 41, 42 and 43, shall so far as may be, apply in…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 43 : Power of seizure and arrest in public place : Any officer of any of the departments mentioned in section 42 may (a) seize in any public place or in transit, any narcotic drug or psychotropic…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 42 : Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation : (l) Any such officer (being an officer superior in rank to a peon, sepoy or constable) of the departments of central excise, narcotics,…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Chapter V : Procedure : Section 41 : 1.[Power to issue warrant and authorisation : (l) A Metropolitan Magistrate or a Magistrate of the first class or any Magistrate of the second class specially empowered by the State…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 40 : Power of court to publish names, place of business, etc., of certain offenders : (1) Where any person is convicted of any of the offences punishable under section 15 to section 25 (both inclusive), section…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 39 : Power of court to release certain offenders on probation : (1) When any addict is found guilty of an offence punishable under section 27 l[or for offences relating to small quantity of any narcotic drug…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 38 : Offences by companies : (1) Where an offence under Chapter IV has been committed by a company, every person, who, at the time the offence was committed was in charge of, and was responsible to,…
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act 1985 Section 37 : Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable : (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974) (a) every offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable; (b) no person accused…