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SC: Under NDPS Act, ‘Ganja Seeds’ are Not a Banned Contraband(28.04.2023)
Supreme Court while granting bail to a man accused of supplying ganja seeds for cultivation, has observed that as per NDPS Act, Ganja seed is not a ba.....
Tags : Supreme Court, NDPS Act, Ganja Seeds, Banned, Contraband
Ker. HC: Violating the Procedure for Sampling Contraband u/s 53A of Abkari Act Vitiates Prosecution(17.09.2025)
Kerala High Court acquitted a man sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment for alleged possession and manufacture of arrack, noting the prosecut.....
Tags : Contraband, Abkari Act, Rigorous Imprisonment
P&H HC: Possession of Contraband Need Not Necessarily Attract NDPS Provisions(07.09.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has reiterated that possession of contraband by a person is not necessary to attract the rigors of the Narcotic Drugs an.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Possession of Contraband
SC: Quantity of Neutral Substance Can’t be Ignored While Labelling Recovered Contraband(21.11.2022)
Supreme Court has held that quantity of neutral substances cannot be ignored while labelling the quantity of contraband recovered as 'small quantity' .....
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SC: Non-Production of Contraband Not Fatal If Seizure and Sample-Drawing Follow S.52A of NDPS Act(16.09.2025)
Supreme Court ruled that under the NDPS Act, the prosecution is not defeated if the seized contraband is not produced in court, provided the seizure a.....
Tags : Seizure, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Contraband
Supreme Court: Non Production of Entire Contraband is no Ground for Acquittal by Itself(30.09.2019)
Supreme Court has ruled that non-production of contraband material by itself is not a ground for acquittal in case its seizure is otherwise proved. Th.....
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Rajasthan High Court: Seizure Memo Needs to be Prepared at Spot of Recovery(18.07.2024)
Raj. HC has held that seizure officer should prepare seizure memo at the place of recovery of contraband material as prescribed under the Standing Ins.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Seizure Memo, Contraband Material
SC: Bail Cannot be Granted Merely on Finding of Absence of Possession of Contraband(23.09.2021)
Supreme Court has observed that bail cannot be granted to an accused under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 merely on a finding of.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Absence of Possession of Contraband
Orissa HC: Possession Not Proved Merely by Sitting in Vehicle from Which Contraband is Seized(13.07.2022)
Orissa High Court has held that a person merely sitting in a vehicle from which contrabands were seized does not necessarily point to the fact that th.....
Tags : Orissa High Court, Possession, Contrabands
Bombay HC: Contraband Found During Income Tax Search Does Not Amount to Seizure(25.05.2020)
Bombay High Court has held that when officers stumble upon a contraband during an income tax raid, it does not amount to 'seizure' under the Narcotics.....
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Ker. HC: IO Mixes Contraband Found in Separate Packs, Bail Granted to Accused Booked Under NDPS Act(24.06.2024)
Kerala High Court has granted bail to an accused booked under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances, 1985(NDPS) possessing contraband after n.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, NDPS Act, Contraband
Delhi HC: Weight of Neutral Substance Not to be Ignored While Determining Quantity of Contraband(19.09.2022)
Delhi High Court has held that if contraband seized falls within provisions of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, the weight of neu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Contraband, Narcotics, Commercial Quantity
AP HC: Bail Under Section 37 NDPS Act Not Applicable to Non-Commercial Quantity Contraband(16.02.2022)
Andhra Pradesh High Court has granted regular bail to an accused under Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, noting that the rigours .....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Non-Commercial Quantity Contraband
SC to Centre: File Status Report on Seized Contraband, Rehab Centres(02.08.2016)
SC has asked Centre to file status report on implementation of the court’s guidelines for foolproof storage and disposal of seized drugs to prevent th.....
Tags : SC , Seized Contraband, Rehab Centres, Centre
SC: Trail Under NDPS Act Stands Vitiated if Samples are Drawn Violating Section 52A(16.10.2023)
Supreme Court has held that once it is apparent that the seized contraband and the samples drawn therefrom were not as per the mandate of Section 52A .....
Tags : Supreme Court, NDPS, Contraband, Section 52A
HP HC: Non-Production of Seal Does Not Vitiate Trial(19.08.2025)
Himachal Pradesh High Court upheld a 4-year NDPS sentence, ruling that non-production of the sealing device doesn’t invalidate the trial. The Court al.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, NDPS Act, Contraband, Seal
MP HC Directs Police to Take Action against Companies Wholesaling Banned Contraband Drugs Online(23.01.2025)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has directed the police and Narcotic Bureau as well as Drug Controller to take immediate action against the owner/stake hold.....
Tags : MP High Court, Narcotic Bureau, Contraband Drugs
Kerala High Court: Procedural Irregularity in Matter of Seizure of Contraband is Not an Offence(07.08.2025)
Kerala High Court while quashing an FIR against a police office for illegal search and bribery, has observed that procedural irregularity in the matte.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Procedural Irregularity, Seizure of Contraband
Ker HC: NDPS Case Stands Even if Contraband Listed in Ml, if Chemical Report Shows Equivalent Weight(11.11.2025)
Kerala High Court held that stating the quantity of contraband under the NDPS Act in millilitres instead of grams does not invalidate the case, as lon.....
Tags : Contraband, Chemical Report, Weight
P&H HC Denies Bail to Accused Found in Possession of Contraband Intoxicant Tablets(02.07.2021)
Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed that showing sympathy towards alleged drug peddlers at the time of granting bail often proves counterproduc.....
Tags : Punjab and Haryana High Court, Accused Found in Possession of Contraband Intoxicant Tablets