Supreme Court of India

Jawahar Singh @ Bhagat Ji v. State of Gnct of Delhi

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Reported as [2009] 7 S.C.R. 495
Bench S.B. Sinha J.
Decided 5 May 2009

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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Aet; · 1985: · · Sections 2(viia), 2(xxiiia), 21, 31, 34 - Amended .by the Amendment Act, 2001 - Effect of - The amending Act cannot c be said to have retrospective effect. Interpretation of an amendment made in the Narcotic . Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act~ 1985 by reason . · .of the .Amendment Act, 2001 which ha~ came into effect from 2.10.2001 is in issue in the appe_aL ·' Dismissing the appea1, ·the Court HELD: 1. The offence indisputably took piace on 26.09.1999. Appellant was convicted by a judgment dated 5.11.2000. The Amending.Act came

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