NDPS Quantity Determination & Problem of Neutral Substances

Posted by lexel

Quantity Determination under the NDPS Act: Mixture Theory, Procedural Safeguards and Scientific Challenges NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act, 1985 is one of the stricter laws of India. It has the strictest punishment where the sentence of an accused is determined on the quantity of the contraband recovered from the accused during investigation, and also has the strictest conditions for bail under sec 37 of the Act. Chapter IV of the act deals with offences and penalties. When looked at the section dealing with the sentences for the offence, one would notice that the sentence depends on the quantity of the drug. Drugs are categorized as "small...

28 January

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A Glimpse of Inter-State Arrest

Posted by Deeksha Arora

in Criminal Law, Legal Updates

Introduction Although this form of investigation or arrest is constitutionally unlawful, it occurs when authorities from one state arrest the accused or perpetrator in another state. A police officer can only arrest or investigate someone who is within their state's borders. For example, if someone commits a crime in Delhi and is vested in Delhi, only Delhi police, not police from other states, have the jurisdiction to arrest that offender. To arrest an accused from another state, a state's police force must communicate with the police force of the state where the accused is located, which has the right to act...

12 July

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Overview of UP Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021

Posted by lexel

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UP Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021 India is the seventh largest country in the world with the population of 136.64 crores. Majority of its population is illiterate and lives below poverty line. Therefore, growing population is one of the major concern in a country like India. So in order to get the situation under control, now the government is keen to take measures regarding it. The CM Yogi Adityanath led BJP govt. in Uttar Pradesh while working in the same direction has now proposed a Bill that will aim to control population through various provisions. OBJECT OF THE BILL A Bill to...

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NDPS Quantity Determination & Problem of Neutral Substances

A Glimpse of Inter-State Arrest

Overview of UP Population (Control, Stabilization and Welfare) Bill, 2021