Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Act No. 61 of 1985 · in force from 14 November 1985 · 127 sections in 8 chapters. Every section below links to its verbatim text. Search it in plain words on AskBNS.
Chapter I: Preliminary
- NDPS Act1 Short title, extent and commencement
- NDPS Act2 Definitions
- NDPS Act3 Power to add to or omit from the list of psychotropic substances
Chapter II: Authorities and Officers
- NDPS Act4 Central Government to take measures for preventing and combating abuse of and illicit traffic in narcotic drugs, etc
- NDPS Act5 Officers of Central Government
- NDPS Act6 The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropie Substances Consultative Committee
- NDPS Act7 Officers of State Government
Chapter IIA: National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse
- NDPS Act7A National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse
- NDPS Act7B Annual report of activities financed under the Fund
Chapter III: Prohibition, Control and Regulation
- NDPS Act8 Prohibition of certain operations
- NDPS Act8A Prohibition of certain activities relating to property derived from offence
- NDPS Act9 Power of Central Government to permit, control and regulate
- NDPS Act9A Power to control and regulate controlled substances
- NDPS Act10 Power of State Government to permit, control and regulate
- NDPS Act11 Narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, etc., not liable to distress or attachment
- NDPS Act12 Restrictions over external dealings in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
- NDPS Act13 Special provisions relating to coca plant and coca leaves for use in the preparation of flavouring agent
- NDPS Act14 Special provision relating to cannabis
Chapter IV: Offences and Penalties
- NDPS Act15 Punishment for contravention in relation to poppy straw
- NDPS Act16 Punishment for contravention in relation to coca plant and coca leaves
- NDPS Act17 Punishment for contravention in relation to prepared opium
- NDPS Act18 Punishment for contravention in relation to opium poppy and opium
- NDPS Act19 Punishment for embezzlement of opium by cultivator
- NDPS Act20 Punishment for contravention in relation to cannabis plant and cannabis
- NDPS Act21 Punishment for contravention in relation to manufactured drugs and preparations
- NDPS Act22 Punishment for contravention in relation to psychotropic substances
- NDPS Act23 Punishment for illegal import into India, export from India or transhipment of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
- NDPS Act24 Punishment for external dealings in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in contravention of section 12
- NDPS Act25 Punishment for allowing premises, etc., to be used for commission of an offence
- NDPS Act25A Punishment for contravention of orders made under section 9A
- NDPS Act26 Punishment for certain acts by licensee or his servants
- NDPS Act27 Punishment for consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance
- NDPS Act27A Punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders
- NDPS Act27B Punishment for contravention of section 8A
- NDPS Act28 Punishment for attempts to commit offences
- NDPS Act29 Punishment for abetment and criminal conspiracy
- NDPS Act30 Preparation
- NDPS Act31 Enhanced punishment for offences after previous conviction
- NDPS Act31A Death penalty for certain offences after previous conviction
- NDPS Act32 Punishment for offence for which no punishment is provided
- NDPS Act32A No suspension, remission or commutation in any sentence awarded under this Act
- NDPS Act32B Factors to be taken into account for imposing higher than the minimum punishment
- NDPS Act33 Application of section 360 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1958
- NDPS Act34 Security for abstaining from commission of offence
- NDPS Act35 Presumption of culpable mental state
- NDPS Act36 Constitution of Special Court
- NDPS Act36A Offences triable by Special Courts
- NDPS Act36B Appeal and revision
- NDPS Act36C Application of Code to proceedings before a Special Court
- NDPS Act36D Transitional provisions
- NDPS Act37 Offences to be cognizable and non-bailable
- NDPS Act38 Offences by companies
- NDPS Act39 Power of court to release certain offenders on probation
- NDPS Act40 Power of court to publish names, place of business, etc., of certain offenders
Chapter V: Procedure
- NDPS Act41 Power to issue warrant and authorisation
- NDPS Act42 Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation
- NDPS Act43 Power of seizure and arrest in public place
- NDPS Act44 Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest in offences relating to coca plant, opium poppy and cannabis plant
- NDPS Act45 Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not practicable
- NDPS Act46 Duty of land holder to give information of illegal cultivation
- NDPS Act47 Duty of certain officers to give information of illegal cultivation
- NDPS Act48 Power of attachment of crop illegally cultivated
- NDPS Act49 Power to stop and search conveyance
- NDPS Act50 Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted
- NDPS Act50A Power to undertake controlled delivery
- NDPS Act51 Provisions of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to warrants, arrests, searches and seizures
- NDPS Act52 Disposal of persons arrested and articles seized
- NDPS Act52A Disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
- NDPS Act53 Power to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station
- NDPS Act53A Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances
- NDPS Act54 Presumption from possession of illicit articles
- NDPS Act55 Police to take charge of articles seized and delivered
- NDPS Act56 Obligation of officers to assist each other
- NDPS Act57 Report of arrest and seizure
- NDPS Act57A Report of seizure of property of the person arrested by the notified officer
- NDPS Act58 Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest
- NDPS Act59 Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act
- NDPS Act60 Liability of illicit drugs, substances, plants, articles and conveyances to confiscation
- NDPS Act61 Confiscation of goods used for concealing illicit drugs or substances
- NDPS Act62 Confiscation of sale proceeds of illicit drugs or substances
- NDPS Act63 Procedure in making confiscations
- NDPS Act64 Power to tender immunity from prosecution
- NDPS Act64A Immunity from prosecution to addicts volunteering for treatment
- NDPS Act65 [Power to make rules regulating disposal of confiscated articles and rewards]
- NDPS Act66 Presumption as to documents in certain cases
- NDPS Act67 Power to call for information, etc
- NDPS Act68 Information as to commission of offences
Chapter VA: Forfeiture of Illegally Acquired Property
- NDPS Act68A Application
- NDPS Act68B Definitions
- NDPS Act68C Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property
- NDPS Act68D Competent authority
- NDPS Act68E Identifying illegally acquired property
- NDPS Act68F Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property
- NDPS Act68G Management of properties seized or forfeited under this Chapter
- NDPS Act68H Notice of forfeiture of property
- NDPS Act68J Burden of proof
- NDPS Act68K Fine in lieu of forfeiture
- NDPS Act68L Procedure in relation to certain trust properties
- NDPS Act68M Certain transfers to be null and void
- NDPS Act68N Constitution of Appellate Tribunal
- NDPS Act68P Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description
- NDPS Act68Q Bar of jurisdiction
- NDPS Act68R Competent authority and Appellate Tribunal to have powers of civil court
- NDPS Act68S Information to competent authority
- NDPS Act68T Certain officers to assist Administrator, competent authority and Appellate Tribunal
- NDPS Act68U Power to take possession
- NDPS Act68V Rectification of mistakes
- NDPS Act68W Findings under other laws not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter
- NDPS Act68X Service of notices and orders
- NDPS Act68Y Punishment for acquiring property in relation to which proceedings have been taken, under this Chapter
- NDPS Act68Z Release of property in certain cases
Chapter VI: Miscellaneous
- NDPS Act69 Protection of action taken in good faith
- NDPS Act70 Central Government and State Government to have regard to international conventions while making rules
- NDPS Act71 Power of Government to establish centres for identification, treatment, etc., of addicts and for supply of narcotic drug and psychotropic substances
- NDPS Act72 Recovery of sums due to Government
- NDPS Act73 Bar of jurisdiction
- NDPS Act74 Transitional provisions
- NDPS Act74A Power of Central Government to give directions
- NDPS Act75 Power to delegate
- NDPS Act76 Power of Central Government to make rules
- NDPS Act77 Rules and notifications to be laid before Parliament
- NDPS Act78 Power of State Government to make rules
- NDPS Act79 Application of the Customs Act, 1962
- NDPS Act80 Application of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 not barred
- NDPS Act81 Saving of State and special laws
- NDPS Act82 Repeal and savings
- NDPS Act83 Power to remove difficulties