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Supreme Court judgments on Section 8, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

14 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under Section 8 of this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

Abdul Rajik vs State of M.P.
SC · 16 September 2026
[2026] 10 S.C.R. 180 : 2026 INSC 1001
Whether the prosecution failed to prove that the substance recovered from the accused-appellants was charas and consequently, their conviction, as recorded by the trial Court and affirmed by the High Court is unsustainab…
Reginamary Chellamani vs State Rep by Superintendent of Customs
SC · 5 February 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 398 : 2026 INSC 127
Issue pertains to grant of bail to the appellant for commission of offence punishable u/s.8(c) r/w ss.20(b)(ii)(C), 22(c), 23, 28 and 29 of the NDPS Act r/w s.135 of the Customs Act; and the right of the accused to free…
Roshni Devi vs The State of Telangana and Others
SC · 8 January 2026
[2026] 2 S.C.R. 128 : 2026 INSC 41
Issue arose whether the order of preventive detention passed by the Magistrate and upheld by the High Court u/s.3(2) of the Telangana Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986 valid in law.
Jothi @ Nagajothi vs The State, Rep. by the Inspector of Police
SC · 11 December 2025
[2025] 12 S.C.R. 488 : 2025 INSC 1417
This is an appeal challenging the judgment dated 27.06.2024 passed by the High Court, whereby the conviction and sentence imposed upon the appellant u/ss.8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) and 8(c) r/w 29(1) of the Narcotic Drugs and…
Kailas S/o Bajirao Pawar vs The State of Maharashtra
SC · 15 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 935 : 2025 INSC 1117
Issue arose whether the High Court was justified in ordering a re-trial; if not, then what would be the appropriate order that may be passed in this appeal.
Harpreet Singh Talwar @ Kabir Talwar vs The State of Gujarat th. National Investigating Agency
SC · 13 May 2025
[2025] 6 S.C.R. 291 : 2025 INSC 662
Whether in the facts and circumstances of the case, the Appellant is entitled for regular bail.
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence vs Raj Kumar Arora & Ors.
SC · 17 April 2025
[2025] 4 S.C.R. 835 : 2025 INSC 498
Issue arose whether an offence u/s.8(c) of the NDPS Act could be said to have been made out when an accused “deals with” psychotropic substances mentioned in the Schedule to the NDPS Act but not figuring in Schedule I of…
Mohammed Khalid and Another vs The State of Telangana
SC · 1 March 2024
[2024] 3 S.C.R. 23 : 2024 INSC 158
Whether the High Court was justified in affirming the judgment of the trial court convicting and sentencing the accused appellants for the charge u/s. 8(c) r/w. s.20(b)(ii)(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Subst…
Narcotics Control Bureau vs Mohit Aggarwal
SC · 19 July 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 600 : 2022 INSC 730
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – ss. 8, 22, 29, 37 and 67 – Post-arrest bail – Not granted – Respondent made statement u/s. 67 NDPS Act and disclosed that he was illegally selling and purchasing the…
Bharat Chaudhary vs Union of India
SC · 13 December 2021
[2021] 9 S.C.R. 551 : 2021 INSC 877
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: ss. 8(c), 22(c), 25, 28, 29, 67 – Seizure of psychotropic substances – Prosecution case that large number of tablets seized by Directorate of Revenue Intelligence fro…
Union of India through Narcotics Control Bureau, Lucknow vs Md. Nawaz Khan
SC · 22 September 2021
[2021] 7 S.C.R. 819 : 2021 INSC 526
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – ss.8, 21, 27A and 29 – On receiving information, a vehicle was intercepted by the NCB officers in which respondent and other two accused persons were travelling – No…
State of Rajasthan vs Sahi Ram
SC · 27 September 2019
[2019] 14 S.C.R. 1117 : 2019 INSC 1096
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: s.8 r/w s.15 – Conviction under – By Special Court – In appeal, High Court acquitted the accused holding that failure to exhibit the entire contraband material before…
Mohammed Fasrin vs State Rep. by the Intelligence Officer
SC · 4 September 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 465 : 2019 INSC 999
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – s.8(c) r/w ss.29, 21, 23(c), 27(A) and s.67 – Intelligence Officer, Narcotic Department received information that at the instance of the appellant 7.4 kgs of heroin…
Union of India vs Leen Martin & Anr.
SC · 1 February 2018
[2018] 1 S.C.R. 656 : 2018 INSC 82
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 – ss.8(c), 23 – Contraband goods – Recovery of hashish weighing 12.03 kg from respondent no.1 – Conviction under ss.8(c), 23 – High Court acquitted respondent no.1 of…

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