Court : Income Tax Appellate Tribunal ITAT Lucknow
Reported in : (1998)233ITR11Luck
..... , the appellant in f.p.a. no. nd-8/lkw of 1996 was detained under section 3(1) of the prevention of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, 1988 (pitndps), under a detention order dated april 4, 1990, for illicit trafficking in ndps, in which a reference was made by an ..... that a separate legislation should be enacted for preventive detention of persons engaged in any kind of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances." 11. apart from imposing punishments on drug traffickers by virtue of the ndps act, the activities of illicit traffickers were sought to be prevented by virtue of section 3 of the pitndps act ..... to a charge against a person accused of committing an offence of illicit traffic in relation to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances as defined by clause (viiia) of section 2 of the ndps act. under the provisions of the ndps act, no detention is contemplated and hence no person engaged in illicit traffic can be detained under the .....
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