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Supreme Court and High Courts judgments on NDPS Act

110 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2026. A judgment is listed here when its headnote names this subject: the Supreme Court Reports' own headnote (filed under the provisions below, or naming the subject), or an AI-written headnote that was reviewed and approved. A mention in the full text alone does not count.

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 56
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…
State of Punjab vs Balraj Singh @ Billa
SC · 2 June 2026
[2026] 7 S.C.R. 39 : 2026 INSC 618
Issue arose whether the order granting bail of the High Court is in consonance with the settled principles of law concerning s.37 of the NDPS Act.
Hem Raj vs The State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 8 April 2026
[2026] 5 S.C.R. 67 : 2026 INSC 332
(i) What is contended by the appellant is that punishment imposed u/s.20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 on the appellant would take care of the punishment for the conviction u/s.25 and s.29 o…
Raghuvir Singh @ Dhanna vs State Of Punjab
P&H HC · 24 February 2026
The petitioner filed his third petition for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, arising out of FIR No.165 dated 02.08.2023 under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Subst…
Kulwant Singh vs State Of Punjab
P&H HC · 12 February 2026
The petitioner filed a third petition for bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, arising out of FIR No.221 dated 01.11.2023 registered under Sections 22 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Ps…
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…
Union Of India vs Vigin K. Varghese
SC · 13 November 2025
The Supreme Court heard appeals by the Union of India challenging two bail orders granted by the Bombay High Court to the respondent accused, Vigin K. Varghese, who had been arrested in October 2022 in connection with th…
Sabiq Rahuman vs State Rep By
Madras HC · 25 October 2025
The appellants, convicted under Section 8(c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, challenged the judgment of the District and Sessions Court (Trial Court for South D…
Sabiq Rahuman vs State Rep By
Madras HC · 25 October 2025
The appellants, who were convicted accused Nos. 1, 3, 4 and 7 in C.C.No.326 of 2017, challenged their conviction under Section 8(c) read with Section 20(b)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 19…
Ganesan vs The State Rep By Its
Madras HC · 15 October 2025
These are a batch of criminal appeals filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure by various accused persons convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 by different Special Cou…
Ganesan vs The State Rep By Its
Madras HC · 15 October 2025
These are a batch of criminal appeals filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure challenging convictions and sentences passed by various Special Courts for NDPS Act Cases at Madurai and other districts in…
Ganesan vs The State Rep By Its
Madras HC · 15 October 2025
These are a batch of criminal appeals filed under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure challenging convictions and sentences imposed by various Special Courts for NDPS Act Cases in Madurai and other districts of…
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.
ITC Limited vs State of Karnataka & Anr.
SC · 12 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 764 : 2025 INSC 1111
Whether the inspection and seizure conducted by Respondent No.2 u/s.15, Legal Metrology Act, 2009 without obtaining a prior warrant, was unlawful and violative of the principles of natural justice, thereby justifying inv…
Manoj Tejraj Jain vs State of Gujarat
SC · 28 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 2437 : 2025 INSC 1090
Challenge to the judgment of the High Court whereby the appeals filed by the appellants herein were dismissed against the judgment of the trial court convicting them for offences u/ss.25A and 29, Narcotic Drugs and Psych…
Nadeem Ahamed vs The State of West Bengal
SC · 5 August 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 987 : 2025 INSC 993
Whether the Courts below erred in convicting the accused-appellant for the offences punishable u/ss.21(c) and 29, Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Narayan Das vs State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 17 July 2025
[2025] 8 S.C.R. 289 : 2025 INSC 872
Issue arose as regards the interpretation of s.32-B of the NDPS Act by the High Court that u/s.32-B minimum punishment is considered as maximum punishment.
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.
Brijesh Singh vs State Of Punjab
P&H HC · 29 April 2025
The petitioner was arrested pursuant to the disclosure statement of a co-accused and was alleged to be in possession of commercial quantity of pharmaceutical preparations containing Tramadol hydrochloride, Dicyclomine hy…
Yuvraj Alias Yuvi vs State Of Punjab
P&H HC · 29 April 2025
The petitioner was arrested on 03.10.2023 in connection with FIR No. 225 registered at Police Station Mahilpur, District Hoshiarpur, under Sections 21 and 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (N…
Baljit Alias Grari vs State Of Punjab
P&H HC · 22 April 2025
The petitioner, arrested on 17.10.2023 in connection with FIR No. 0122/2023 registered under Section 22 of the NDPS Act, 1985 at Police Station City Nakodar, District Jalandhar Rural, sought regular bail under Section 48…
Paramjeet Singh @ Paramjit Singh vs State Of Punjab
P&H HC · 21 April 2025
The petitioner was arrested on 04.10.2023 in connection with FIR No. 206 registered at Police Station Sidhwa Bet, District Ludhiana, under Sections 15 and 25 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (S…
Sarabjit Singh Alias Jatt Alias Aman vs State Of Punjab
P&H HC · 21 April 2025
The petitioner was arrested on 14.08.2023 in connection with FIR No. 203 registered at Model Town, District Hoshiarpur, under Sections 22, 61 and 85 of the NDPS Act, 1985, for alleged chance recovery of 15 Buprenorphine…
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…
Shambhu Lal Meena vs State Of Himachal Pradesh
HP HC · 25 March 2025
The petitioner, Shambhu Lal Meena, who had been in custody since 14.09.2023, filed a petition for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in connection with FIR No. 148 of 2023 reg…
Jaswinder Kaur Alias Seema Alias Jassi vs State Of Haryana
P&H HC · 25 March 2025
The petitioner was arrested in connection with FIR No. 579 dated 01.11.2023 registered at Sadar Fatehabad Police Station under Sections 22(c) and 27-A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for alle…
Khushal Pal Alias Prince vs State Of Haryana
P&H HC · 25 March 2025
The petitioner was arrested in connection with FIR No. 216 dated 13.03.2023 registered at Police Station Sadar, Karnal, under Section 22(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for alleged possess…
Jagseer Singh vs State Of Punjab
P&H HC · 20 February 2025
The petitioner was arrested on 20.07.2022 pursuant to a chance recovery of 2000 tablets labelled Diazepam and 200 bottles of Codeine Phosphate syrup from his possession, attracting charges under Sections 22(c) and 29 of…

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