LegalFirms.in

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.

Provisions
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 56
The State of Jharkhand vs Sunny Kumar @ Sunny Kumar Sao
SC · 3 February 2025
[2025] 2 S.C.R. 619 : 2025 INSC 153
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court granting bail to the accused in a case registered for offence punishable u/s.18 of the NDPS Act, and when subsequently he was involved in another c…
Narcotic Control Bureau vs Lakhwinder Singh
SC · 29 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1581 : 2025 INSC 190
Matter pertains to the correctness of the order passed by the High Court granting relief of suspension of sentence and bail to the respondent/accused pending an appeal against his conviction, under the 1985 Act.
Rakesh Kumar Raghuvanshi vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 16 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 2008 : 2025 INSC 96
Whether the High Court erred in upholding the judgment of the trial court, thereby upholding the appellant guilty of conscious possession of poppy husk.
Tilak Raj vs State of Himachal Pradesh
HP HC · 10 January 2025
The petitioner, Tilak Raj, who had been in custody since 19.05.2023, filed a petition under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 seeking regular bail arising out of FIR No. 98 of 2023 registered at…
Om Prakash vs State of Himachal Pradesh
HP HC · 10 January 2025
The petitioner Om Prakash, in custody since 05.05.2023, filed a petition for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) in connection with FIR No. 57 of 2023 registered at Police Stati…
Purba Sherpa vs State of Himachal Pradesh
HP HC · 10 January 2025
The petitioner, Purba Sherpa, sought regular bail under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, arising out of FIR No. 72 of 2023 registered at Police Station Bhunter, District Kullu, Himachal Prades…
Bishwajit Dey vs The State of Assam
SC · 7 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 281 : 2025 INSC 32
Interim release of conveyances during the pendency of the trial in NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985) cases.
Bharat Aambale vs The State of Chhattisgarh
SC · 6 January 2025
[2025] 1 S.C.R. 1524 : 2025 INSC 78
Appellant had been convicted by the Courts below under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The issue was whether the conviction could be said to have been vitiated because of non…
Narcotics Control Bureau vs Kashif
SC · 20 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1406 : 2025 INSC 1045
Interpretation of Section 52A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
Ankush Vipan Kapoor vs National Investigation Agency
SC · 16 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1743 : 2024 INSC 986
Whether the NIA can investigate only the same accused who is present in the NIA investigation qua Scheduled Offences and for non-scheduled offence by virtue of Section 8 of the National Investigation Agency, 2008; In oth…
Bharti Arora vs The State of Haryana
SC · 13 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 1044 : 2024 INSC 976
Whether the Special Judge could have conducted the proceedings against the present appellant for the offence punishable u/s.58 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; whether the Special Judge was ju…
Tausif Mohammad Mustufa Saiyad vs State Of Gujarat
Gujarat HC · 9 December 2024
The applicant filed a successive application for regular bail under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in connection with an FIR registered at Rander Police Station, Surat City for offences punish…
Sanjeev Kumar vs State Of Haryana
P&H HC · 20 November 2024
The petitioner was arrested in connection with FIR No. 579 dated 01.11.2023 registered at Police Station Sadar Fatehabad under Sections 22-C and 27-A of the NDPS Act, 1985, alleging that he supplied 65 vials of cough syr…
V. Senthil Balaji vs The Deputy Director, Directorate of Enforcement
SC · 26 September 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 393 : 2024 INSC 739
Matter pertains to grant of bail to former Tamil Nadu transport minister against whom complaint was filed for offence u/s.3 PMLA, which is punishable u/s.4 PMLA for his alleged involvement in the job racket scam.
Akil Ahmed vs State Nct Of Delhi
Delhi HC · 30 August 2024
The applicant sought regular bail in connection with FIR No.19/2022 registered at Police Station Crime Branch, Delhi, for offences under Sections 21/29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The pro…
The State of Meghalaya vs Lalrintluanga Sailo & Anr.
SC · 16 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 1314 : 2024 INSC 537
Whether the High Court erred in granting bail to the accused solely on the ground that she was suffering from HIV, without adverting to the mandate under Section 37(1)(b)(ii), NDPS Act, and without taking in view the qua…
Shabbir Ahmed Gojri vs State Of Nct Delhi Through Sho Special Cell New Delhi
Delhi HC · 16 July 2024
The petitioner, Shabbir Ahmed Gojri, approached the Delhi High Court seeking regular bail in FIR No. 294/2020, registered at Police Station Special Cell, for offences under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotrop…
Frank Vitus vs Narcotics Control Bureau & Ors.
SC · 8 July 2024
[2024] 7 S.C.R. 97 : 2024 INSC 479
The appellant was ordered to be enlarged on bail subject to various terms and conditions incorporated in the said order. The petitioner is aggrieved by the two conditions imposed while granting bail. The two conditions a…
Mohd. Shafi vs State Nct Of Delhi
Delhi HC · 23 April 2024
The petitioner, an Afghan national, sought regular bail under Section 439 Cr.P.C. in connection with FIR No. 415/2021 registered under Sections 21/25/29 of the NDPS Act, 1985 and Section 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946, a…
Smt. Najmunisha vs The State of Gujarat
SC · 9 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 442 : 2024 INSC 290
As per the prosecution, secret information was received by PW-2 (Intelligence Officer/Inspector) as to Accused No. 4 (husband of Accused No.1) carrying contraband from a particular route in an auto rickshaw. Said secret…
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…
State by the Inspector of Police vs B. Ramu
SC · 12 February 2024
[2024] 2 S.C.R. 357 : 2024 INSC 114
In a case involving recovery of huge quantity of narcotic substance (232.5 kg of ganja), wherein the Respondent-accused was indicted as being the conspirator for procurement/supply of the ganja so recovered, High Court w…
Manish Sisodia vs Central Bureau of Investigation
SC · 30 October 2023
[2023] 15 S.C.R. 480 : 2023 INSC 956
The two appeals are filed by the appellantformer Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi seeking bail in the prosecutions arising from a case registered by the CBI under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 and the Penal Code,…
Case Details Ranjan Kumar Chadha vs State of Himachal Pradesh
SC · 6 October 2023
[2023] 13 S.C.R. 289 : 2023 INSC 878
The contention raised was that the High Court erred in holding the appellant guilty of offence punishable under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act) as Section 50 of the NDPS…
Case Details Balwinder Singh (Binda) vs The Narcotics Control Bureau
SC · 22 September 2023
[2023] 14 S.C.R. 100 : 2023 INSC 852
Matter pertains to admissibility in evidence of the confessional statement recorded by the Narcotics Control Bureau officers u/s. 67 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; and proving of possession of c…
Vernon vs The State of Maharashtra & Anr.
SC · 28 July 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 867 : 2023 INSC 655
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 – Chapters IV and VI- ss.16, 17, 18, 18B, 20, 38, 39, 40 and ss.13, 43D(5) – Denial of bail – When not justified – Bhima-Koregaon violence – FIR – Scope of the investigation was…
Mangilal vs The State of Madhya Pradesh
SC · 12 July 2023
[2023] 10 S.C.R. 517 : 2023 INSC 634
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 – s.52A – Non-compliance of – Held: – In the present case, search warrant under Exhibit P-4 acknowledged the fact that procedure contemplated under the NDPS Act was not…
Sebil Elanjimpally vs The State of Odisha
SC · 18 May 2023
[2023] 6 S.C.R. 563 : 2023 INSC 557
Bail – Denial of – When not proper – Appellant charged for commission of offences u/s. 20(b)(ii)(C), NDPS Act had been in custody for two years and 11 months – Bail denied – On appeal, held: The fact that the co-accused…
Harbhajan Singh vs State of Haryana
SC · 25 April 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 545 : 2023 INSC 424
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: ss. 25, 35 – Applicability of s. 25 – When – Presumption of culpable mental state u/s. 35 – When, available –On facts, truck found lying turtle and bags of powder sca…
B. S. Hari Commandant vs Union of India & Ors.
SC · 13 April 2023
[2023] 3 S.C.R. 431 : 2023 INSC 369
Border Security Force Act, 1968 – Appellant-Commandant in Border Security Force was sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment; imposed fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- and dismissed from service for allegedly permitting smuggli…

All topics · Judgments by Act · Judgments by judge