Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
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Short
title, extent and commencement
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Power of State Government to permit, control and regulate
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Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, etc., not liable to distress or attachment
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12
Restrictions over external dealings in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
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13
Special provisions relating to coca plant and coca leaves for use in the preparation of flavoring agent
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Special provision relating to cannabis
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15
Punishment
for contravention in relation to poppy straw.
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to coca plant and coca leaves.
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to prepared opium.
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to opium poppy and opium.
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Punishment
for embezzlement of opium by cultivator.
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Definitions
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to cannabis plant and cannabis.
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations.
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Punishment
for contravention in relation to psychotropic substances.
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Punishment
for illegal import into India, export from India or transhipment of narcotic
drugs and psychotropic substances.
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Punishment
for external dealings in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in
contravention of section 12.
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Punishment
for allowing premises, etc., to be used for commission of an offence.
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Punishment
for contravention of orders made under section 9A.
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Punishment
for certain acts by licensee or his servants.
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Punishment
for illegal possession in small quantity for personal consumption of any narcotic
drug or psychotropic substance or consumption of such drug or substance.
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Punishment
for financing illicit traffic and harboring offenders
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Punishment
for attempts to commit offences.
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Punishment
for abetment and criminal conspiracy.
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Power
to add to or omit from the list of psychotropic substances.
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Preparation.
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Enhanced
punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.
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Death
penalty for certain offences after previous conviction
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Punishment
for offence for which no punishment is provided.
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No
suspension, remission or commutation in any sentence awarded under this Act.
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33
Application
of section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and of the Probation
of Offenders Act, 1958.
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34
Security
for abstaining from commission of offence.
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35
Presumption
of culpable mental state.
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36
Constitution
of Special Courts
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Offences
triable by Special Courts
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Appeal
and revision
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Application
of Code to proceedings before a Special Court.
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Transitional
provisions
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Offences
to be cognizable and non-bailable
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Offences
by companies.
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Power
of court to release certain offenders on probation.
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Central Government to take measures for preventing and combating abuse of and illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, etc
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Power
of court to publish names, place of business, etc., of certain offenders.
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Power to issue warrant and authorization
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Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorization
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Power of seizure and arrest in public places
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Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest in offences relating to coca plant, opium poppy and cannabis plant
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Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not practicable
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Duty of land holder to give information of illegal cultivation
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Duty of certain officers to give information of illegal cultivation
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Power of attachment of crop illegally cultivated
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Power to stop and search conveyance
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Officers of Central Government
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Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted
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Provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to warrants, arrests, searches and seizures
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Disposal of persons arrested and articles seized
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52A
Disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
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Power to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station
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Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances
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Presumption from possession of illicit articles
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Police to take charge of articles seized and delivered
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Obligation of officers to assist each other
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Report of arrest and seizure
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Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest
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Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act
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The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Consultative Committee
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Liability of illicit drugs, substances, plants, articles and conveyances to confiscation
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Confiscation of goods used for concealing illicit drugs or substances
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Confiscation of sale proceeds of illicit drugs or substances
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Procedure in making confiscations
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Power to tender immunity from prosecution
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Immunity from prosecution to addicts volunteering for treatment
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Presumption as to documents in certain cases
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Power to call for information, etc
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Application
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Prohibition
of holding illegally acquired property
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Competent
authority.
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Identifying
illegally acquired property
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Seizure
or freezing of illegally acquired property
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Management
of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
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Notice
of forfeiture of property.
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Forfeiture
of property in certain cases
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Burden
of proof
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Fine
in lieu of forfeiture
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Procedure
in relation to certain trust properties
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Certain
transfers to be null and void
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Constitution
of Appellate Tribunal
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Appeals
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Notice
or order not to be invalid for error in description
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Bar
of jurisdiction
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Competent
Authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court.
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Information
to competent authority
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Certain
officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal
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Power
to take possession
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Rectification
of mistakes
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Findings
under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter.
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Service
of notices and orders
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Punishment
for acquiring property in relation to which proceedings have been taken,
under this Chapter
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Definitions
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Information as to commission of offences
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Protection
of action taken in good faith.
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Officers of State Government
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Central
Government and State Governments to have regard to international conventions
while making rules.
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Power
of Government to establish centers for identification, treatment, etc., of
addicts and for supply of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.
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Recovery
of sums due to Government.
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Bar
of jurisdiction.
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Transitional
provisions
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Power
of Central Government to give directions
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Power
to delegate.
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Power
of Central Government to make rules.
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Rules
and notifications to be laid before Parliament.
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Power
of State Government to make rules.
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Application
of the Customs Act, 1962.
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7A
National
Fund for Control of Drug Abuse
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7A
National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse
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7B
Annual
report of activities financed under the Fund.
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Prohibition of certain operations
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Application
of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 not barred.
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Saving
of State and special laws.
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Repeal
and savings.
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Power
to remove difficulties.
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Power of Central Government to permit, control and regulate
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9A
Power to control and regulate controlled substances
