Supreme Court of India

Hussain v. State of Kerala

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Reported as [1999] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 189
Bench K.T. Thomas and D.P. Mohapatra JJ.
Decided 27 October 1999

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985: Sections 2(xi), 8,9, 20(b)(i), 21 and 27-Appellant found in possession of 6 ampoules of "Buprenorphine tidigesic"a psychotropic substance-Trial court convicted him for an offence under Section 20(b)(i) of the Act­ However, the proviso to sub-rule (2) of Rule 66 falling under Chapter VII of the Rules framed under Section 9, a person was permitted to keep in his possession for his personal medical use the psychotropic substance upto one hundred dosage at a time-This point was not put forward before the trial court-Held, conviction and

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