Supreme Court of India

State of Nct of Delhi v. Ashif Khan @ Kalu

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Reported as [2009] 3 S.C.R. 940
Bench Dr. Arijit Pasayat and Asok Kumar Gangul Y JJ.
Decided 3 March 2009

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 c - s. 21 - Substance recovered quantified at 310 gms - Found to be containing 2.945 gms of 'heroin' - Sentence structure under the Act linked to quantity of narcotic drugs/psychotropic substances carried - Dispute as to whether the offending material was of small, intermediate or commercial quantity - Held: Total weight of the entire substance was not relevant- , " Only the actual content by weight of 'heroin' was relevant- The High Court rightly held that the quantity seized was small quantity - Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

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