Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 · Chapter VI: Miscellaneous
Section 80: Application of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 not barred
The provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) or the rules made thereunder.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 80
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Raj Kumar Arora & Ors.
Issue arose whether an offence u/s.8(c) of the NDPS Act could be said to have been made out when an accused “deals with” psychotropic substances mentioned in the Schedule to the NDPS Act but not figuring in Schedule I…
- Vinay Kumar Mishra v. Central Bureau of Narcotics
- State of Punjab v. Rakesh Kumar
- Union of India & Another v. Sanjeev v. Deshpande
- Thana Singh v. Central Bureau of Narcotics
- D. Ramakrishnan v. Intelligence Officer Narcotic Control Bureau