Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 · Chapter V: Procedure
Section 57: Report of arrest and seizure
Whenever any person makes any arrest or seizure under this Act, he shall, within forty-eight hours next after such arrest or seizure, make a full report of all the particulars of such arrest or seizure to his immediate official superior.
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Supreme Court judgments citing the section 57
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Jothi @ Nagajothi v. The State, Rep. By the Inspector of Police
This is an appeal challenging the judgment dated 27.06.2024 passed by the High Court, whereby the conviction and sentence imposed upon the appellant u/ss.8(c) r/w 20(b)(ii)(C) and 8(c) r/w 29(1) of the Narcotic Drugs…
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Manoj Tejraj Jain v. State of Gujarat
Challenge to the judgment of the High Court whereby the appeals filed by the appellants herein were dismissed against the judgment of the trial court convicting them for offences u/ss.25A and 29, Narcotic Drugs and…
- Francis Marion Gegg v. Customs
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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…
- Kunwarpal v. State Through Sho, P.S. Special Cell
- State ( NCT of Delhi) v. Shiv Prasad
- Saddad Alam v. State (Govt. of NCT of Delhi)
- Sarvothaman Guhan @Sarvo v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Amina v. State NCT of Delhi
- Gauri Shankar Jaiswal v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Quentin Decon v. Customs
- Masibur Khan v. State (Govt of NCT of Delhi)
- Deep Chand Kumar v. Narcotics Control Bureau
- Salauddin v. State NCT of Delhi
- Harveer Giri v. State
- Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Mukesh Singh v. State (Narcotic Branch of Delhi)
- Varinder Kumar v. State of Himachal Pradesh
- Mohan Lal v. State of Rajasthan
- Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
- Bahadur Singh v. State of Haryana
- Balbir Kaur v. State of Punjab
- State of Rajasthan v. Shanti
- Hamidbhai Azambhai Malik v. State of Gujarat
- Kanhaiyalal v. Union of India and Ors.
- Directorate of Revenue & Anr. v. Mohammed Nisar Holia
- Dilip and Anr. v. State of M.P.
- Ritesh Chakarvarti v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Babubhai Odhavji Patel, Etc. Etc. v. State of Gujarat
- Amar Singh Ramjibhai Barot v. State of Gujarat
- The State of West Bengal and Ors. v. Babu Chakraborty
- Smt. Krishna Kanwar@ Thakuraeen v. State of Rajasthan
- Narayanaswamy Ravishankar v. Asstt Director, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence
- Gurbax Singh v. State of Haryana
- The State of Punjab v. Baldev Singh