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Apr 29 2014 (HC)

1.Abdul Aziz, Vs. State of A.P., Through Intelligence Offi

Court : Andhra Pradesh

..... bureau (ncb, for short) south zone, hyderabad. they allegedly committed offences under sections 8(c) read with sections 22, 28 and 29 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 (ndps act, for short). out of 7 accused, 6 accused moved for grant of bail. i granted bail to a.5 & a.6 and dismissed the bail ..... the prosecution is that the substance in the rexin bag seized from a.1 to a.3 was tested with the field drug testing kid. it was found that the bag contained amphetamine, which is also a psychotropic substance. a.1 to a.3 made voluntary statements that they were manufacturing methamphetamine illegally at balaji labs, subashnagar, jeedimetla ..... record does not lead to the inescapability conclusion that there is possibility of acquittal of a.2 & a.3/petitioners herein. where far beyond the commercial quantity of psychotropic substance was seized from a.1 to a.3, i am afraid that it would not be appropriate to consider enlarging the petitioners on bail. i, therefore, .....

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Apr 26 2001 (HC)

Shahid Khan Vs. Director of Revenue Intelligence

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2001(1)ALD(Cri)781; 2001CriLJ3183

..... all five charges. the first charge against a-3 to a-5 was under section 22 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 ( for brevity ' ndps act'). it is alleged that they were in possession of psychotropic substance viz., methaqualone tablets. the second charge against a-2 to a-5 was under section 23 read ..... lordships of the supreme court as under:' in view of section 42 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985, if the officer has reason to believe from personal knowledge or prior information received from any person that any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance (in respect of which an offence has been committed) is kept or concealed ..... not done at the time of trial. therefore, this court is of the considered view that whatever the drug was seized by the prosecution does not tally with psychotropic substance as incorporated in section 2(xxiii) of ndps act. therefore, on this ground alone the prosecution must fail.41. the second ground, which was raised by .....

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Jul 09 2008 (HC)

Anikotti Joseph Binoy (A-1) S/O. Joseph Anikotti and anr. Vs. State of ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2008(3)ALD(Cri)340; 2008(3)ALT(Cri)75

..... special order of the state government, if he has reason to believe from personal knowledge or information given by any person and taken down in writing that any narcotic drug, or psychotropic substance, or controlled substance in respect of which an offence punishable under this act has been committed or any document or other article which may furnish evidence ..... judge, khammam in s.c. no. 11 of 2007 for the offence punishable under section 8(c) read with section 20(b) of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 (for short, 'ndps act'). having considered the evidence of pws.1 to 6 and exs.p1 to p11 and m.os.1 to 3, the learned additional sessions judge found ..... 2008crilj2250 , their lordships of the supreme court held that it is not the total weight of the substance required i.e. neutral substance, but the percentage of narcotic drug content by weight is relevant. may be it is true that 100 kgs. were seized but the quantity that was sent to the analyst for examination is only .....

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Jan 29 2008 (HC)

Ediga Gangamma and anr. Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh Rep. by App

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2008(1)ALD(Cri)733; 2008(1)ALT(Cri)374

..... 328 of 2001 on the file of the additional sessions judge, nalgonda. 2. the accused were charged for the offence under section 22 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 (for short 'ndps act') for allegedly possessing 25 litres of toddy in a white plastic can on 22-08-1998 at the tft toddy shop belonging to a-2 in ..... learned single judge of this court held that the prosecution failed to establish the offence when there was a doubt whether the drug seized was a narcotic substantive or not within the meaning of section 2(xxiii) of the ndps act.19. in state of haryana v. naresh kumar 1997 cri.l.j. 4702, a learned single judge of punjab and ..... haryana high court held that the possession of diazepam is not prohibited under the rules. diazepam covered by the drugs and cosmetics act possessed by a person having licence does not amount to an offence under section 8 of the ndps act. the facts of the above case are different from the facts of the present case, therefore, the above .....

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Dec 30 1999 (HC)

Maddaiah and Others Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2000(2)ALD406

..... alone this appeal should succeed.9. this court considers it necessary to observe that the learned judges who are trying the offences such as offences under narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act where the minimum punishment prescribed is 10 years imprisonment and where the punishment could go up to 20 years imprisonment with heavy fine, the ..... the first public analysis report is also not doubtful. therefore, while acquitting all the accused for the offences under sections 8(c) and 22 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, i feel that the accused no.1 should have been convicted under section 37-a of the andhra pradesh excise act.11. for these reasons ..... , i allow this appeal and acquit all the accused of the offences under sections 8(c) and 22 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, however, accused no.l is convicted under section 37-a of the andhra pradesh excise act and he is sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment .....

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Feb 19 1999 (HC)

Varadapureddi Simmanna Vs. State

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 1999(2)ALD352; 1999(1)ALD(Cri)504; 1999(1)ALT(Cri)518; 1999CriLJ2465

..... of the state government if he has reason to believe from personal knowledge or information given by any person and taken down in writing, that any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance, in respect of which an offence punishable under chapter iv has been committed or any document or other article which may furnish evidence of the ..... suspicion they stopped the van. thus, the circumstances in this case disclose that pws.l and 2 stopped the van because of suspicion that they might contain narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances and that before actual search and seizure, by a casual look through the window of the car, they observed certain paper packets which smelt fike 'ganja ..... (a3) along with other accused (a1 and a2) have been convicted for the offence under section 8(c) read with section 20(b)(i) of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 (for short 'the act') and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a term of five years.2. the facts relating to this appeal may .....

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Jul 17 1997 (HC)

Alla Baksh Vs. State of Andhra Pradesh

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 1997(2)ALD(Cri)453

..... p.m. ............ i received credible information to the effect that one person aged about 60 years having grey-hair dyed holding a green colour rexine bag is trying to sell narcotic drugs near the main gate of govt. junior college for boys, bazarghat, nampally, hyderabad. immediately i summoned two panch witnesses i.e. godugu sandeepraj alias raju and k. ..... accused, when questioned, pleaded not guilty to the charges under ss. 8(c) r/w. 18, r/w. 20(2)(b) and r/w. 20(b)(1) of narcotic drugs and pschotropic substances act, 1985 (hereinafter called n.d.p.s. act) framed against him and claimed to be tried. (iii) to prove it's case, the prosecution examined pws ..... hyderabad received the information to the effect that one person aged about 60 years having grey-hari-dyed, holding a green colour rexine bag is trying to sell narcotic drugs near the govt. junior college for boys, nampally, hyderabad and on such information, it is mandatorily required to be taken down in writing and copy thereof has .....

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Feb 26 1999 (HC)

Pentapati Venkata Satyanarayana Murthy Vs. State

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 1999(2)ALD344; 1999(1)ALD(Cri)496; 1999(1)ALT(Cri)502; 1999CriLJ4190

..... of the state government if he has reason to believe from personal knowledge or information given by any person and taken down in writing, thatany narcotic drug, or psychotropic substance, in respect of which an offence punishable under chapter iv has been committed or any document or other article which may furnish evidence of ..... (c) produce, manufacture, possess, sell, purchase, transport, warehouse, use, consume, import inter-state, export inter-state, import into india, export from india or tranship any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance except for medical or scientific purposes and in the manner and to the extent provided by the provisions of this act or the rules or orders made thereunder and ..... dated 6-4-1993 rendered in cc no.22 of 1992 under which the accused has been convicted for contravention of section 8(c) of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 punishable under section 15 of the act and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for 10 years and also to pay a fine of .....

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Apr 29 2011 (HC)

The Superintendent of Customs Vs. Mohd. Younis Alias Ahmed

Court : Andhra Pradesh

..... .511 of 2004 by judgment dated 23.08.2005 finding the accused/respondent not guilty of the charges under sections 21(c), 22(c) and 23(c) / 28 of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1985 (in short, the act). it is the prosecution case that on 27.06.2004, the prosecution agency viz., customs air intelligence unit intercepted the accused after ..... section 2(xiv) of the act. section 2(xiv) reads as under: narcotic drug & quot; means coca leaf, cannabis (hemp), opium, poppy straw and includes all manufactured drugs & quot; therefore, a salt or preparation of a psychotropic substance cannot be termed as a manufactured drug. 12. in view of the exhaustive definition of psychotropic substances contained in section 2(xxiii) of the act, cross-examination of .....

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Nov 16 2007 (HC)

Dasari Pullareddy and anr. Vs. State of A.P. Rep. by Public Prosecutor ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2008(1)ALD(Cri)213; 2008(1)ALT(Cri)113

..... : 2000crilj1384 , the supreme court held that: if the officer has reason to believe from personal knowledge or prior information received from any person that any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance (in respect of which an offence has been committed) is kept or concealed in any building, conveyance or enclosed place, it is imperative that ..... the state government, if he has reason to believe from personal knowledge or information given by any person and taken down in writing that any narcotic drug, or psychotropic substance, or controlled substance in respect of which an fofence punishable under this act has been committed or any document or other article which may ..... be presumed, unless and until the contrary is proved, that the accused has committed an offence under this act in respect of- (a) any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance or controlled substance;(b) any opium poppy, cannabis plant or coca plant growing on any land which he has cultivated;(c) any apparatus specially .....

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