NDPS Act Chapter IV: Offences and Penalties
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Sections 15–40). Each links to its verbatim text.
- 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