Supreme Court of India

Ajaib Singh v. State of Punjab

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Reported as [2000] 2 S.C.R. 1264
Bench K.T. Thomas, Doraiswamyraju and S.N. Variava JJ.
Decided 11 April 2000

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Criminal Uiw : Narcotics Drugs an Psyclwtropic Substances Act, 1985 : Sections 2( xv), (xvii) & (xviii) and 15. "Poppy husk"-Production, possession and transportation of-Held: "Poppy husk" falls within the tenn "poppy straw" under S.2(xviii)-Hence, production, possession and transportation of poppy husk in violation of any provisions of the Act is an offence under S.15-Whether it contains more than 0.2 per cent of morphine or whether any juice has been extracted are not relevant. Worru- and Phrases: '..... "Poppy straw"-Meaning of-In the context of S.2(xviii) of the Narcot- ics Drugs and

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