While ascertaining the weight of ganja for deciding the extent of culpability under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), the weight of seeds, leaves and stalks of the plant must be excluded.
Bombay High Court has recently made a significant decision that could potentially have far-reaching implications in narcotics cases. In a recent case, Ibrahim Khwaja Miya Sayyed @ Raju v. State of Maharashtra, the court held that when ascertaining the weight of ganja for deciding the extent of culpability under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances … Read more