drug addiction Archives

Drug/psychotropic addiction is quasi-pandemic; Statutory rules to be followed strictly without deviation: Bombay HC

The National Police Mission, Bureau of Police Research and Development issued communication to Police of all states/Union Territories in respect of Model FIR in registration of cases in narcotics under Section 52 of the NDPS Act and associated documents. The communication was issued as in recent times, several NDPS cases resulted in ‘acquittal’ in the Courts due to procedural irregularities.

Case Briefs Supreme Court

SC urges youth to resist peer pressure; calls for concerted effort from family, school & community to mitigate drug addiction

The Court held that NIA could investigate non-scheduled offence, or a person involved in a non-scheduled offence, provided there is a connection with the scheduled offence. This nexus between any other offence and the Scheduled Offence is of critical importance and must be present to enable the NIA to investigate any other offence committed by an accused in connection with the Scheduled Offence.