Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 · Chapter V: Procedure
Section 53: Power to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station
(1) The Central Government, after consultation with the State Government, may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, invest any officer of the department of central excise, narcotics, customs, revenue intelligence [or any other department of the Central Government including para-military forces or armed forces or any class of such officers] with the powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of the offences under this Act.
(2) The State Government may, by notification published in the Official Gazette, invest any officer of the department of drugs control, revenue or excise [or any other department] or any class of such officers with the powers of an officer-in-charge of a police station for the investigation of offences under this Act.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 14 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 53
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Raj Kumar Arora & Ors.
Issue arose whether an offence u/s.8(c) of the NDPS Act could be said to have been made out when an accused “deals with” psychotropic substances mentioned in the Schedule to the NDPS Act but not figuring in Schedule I…
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Bharti Arora v. The State of Haryana
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…
- Raj Kumar v. The State NCT of Delhi
- Ram Kishan v. State NCT of Delhi
- Badakulu Ladu @ Sushant v. State
- Md Liton v. State NCT of Delhi
- Usha Devi v. The Govt. of NCT of Delhi
- Pankaj Rai v. State Govt. of NCT of Delhi
- Surya Prakash v. State NCT of Delhil
- Shradha Surana v. Narcotics Control Bureau & Anr
- Shradha Surana v. Narcotics Control Bureau & Anr. & Anr
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Smt. Najmunisha v. The State of Gujarat
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…
- Iliyas Khan v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Gilbert Apeh Emeka v. Narcotic Control Bureau
- Arun Kumar Azad v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Abul Kalam @ Sultan v. The State Govt of NCT of Delhi & Anr
- Vishwajeet Singh v. State (Nct of Delhi)
- Dev Kumar @ Golu v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
- Kumar Kandivalasa v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
- Habibullah Nabi Zada v. N.C.B
- Sandeep @ Chiku v. State (Nct of Delhi)
- Vineet Kumar v. State (Nct of Delhi)
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Balwinder Singh (Binda) v. The Narcotics
Matter pertains to admissibility in evidence of the confessional statement recorded by the Narcotics Control Bure au officers u/s. 67 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985; and proving of possession of…
- Manish Kumar Khanna v. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- Mohd Aslam Chicko v. Narcotics Control Bureau Through Its Director General
- Chinedu Patrick v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Dixita Golwala v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Bhaskar Khatnani v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Kingsley Ofobike v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Manish Mohan v. I.O. N.C.B Through Counsel
- Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Mukesh Singh v. State (Narcotic Branch of Delhi)
- Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Ram Singh v. Central Bureau of Narcotics
- D. Ramakrishnan v. Intelligence Officer Narcotic Control Bureau
- Raju Premji v. Customs Ner Shillong Unit
- Noor Aga v. State of Punjab & Anr.
- Kanhaiyalal v. Union of India and Ors.