Supreme Court of India
Harjit Singh v. State of Punjab
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In view of the above, we do not find any substance in the appeal.
Judgment, page 14
From the headnote
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - ss. 2, 8 and 18 - Distinction between Opium and Morphine - Recovery of contraband - Conviction of accused-appellant - Whether when the entire substance recovered is opium and not any kind of mixture, the question of determining the quantity or percentage of morphine in the substance is relevant - Held: Morphine is one of the derivatives of the Opium - The requirement under the law is first to identify and o classify the recovered substance and then to find out under · what· entry it is required to be dealt with - If it is Opium as defined
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Where later benches applied it
- 2022 State of Himachal Pradesh v. Nirmal Kaur @ Nimmo and Others
- 2022 Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
- 2015 State through Intelligence Officer Narcotics Control Bureau v. Mushtaq Ahmad Etc.
- 2015 Mohan Lal v. State of Rajasthan
Of those, 1 distinguished · 3 referred to
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