Section 33 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 excludes the application of…

Section 33 excludes the general probation provisions for NDPS convictions unless the person is below eighteen or the conviction is under section 26 or 27. These are exceptions to section 33's own bar; section 39 independently provides an overriding treatment-and-probation route for qualifying addicts. Eligibility does not create an automatic release.

Current law: From 1 July 2024 the CrPC is repealed subject to savings. The NDPS reference to CrPC section 360 remains in its text; the corresponding BNSS provision is section 401, read with the applicable repeal and reference rules.