What is the nature of offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985?
Section 37(1)(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985 says that, notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, "every offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable". So the…
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What is the nature of offences under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985?
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Section 37(1)(a) of the NDPS Act, 1985 says that, notwithstanding the Code of Criminal Procedure, "every offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable". So the classification is not left to the general Code or split into cognizable and non-cognizable offences. Section 37(1)(b) adds strict conditions for bail in offences involving commercial quantity.