A special court in Mumbai, operating under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, has recently denied bail to Humayun Merchant, an alleged Iqbal Mirchi associate and a close aide of fugitive Dawood... Read more »
Aizawl court has recently sentenced 10 years of rigorous imprisonment to a 26-year old Myanmar national for heroin smuggling. The court, presided over by Special Court (NDPS Act) Judge F Rohlupuia, also... Read more »
The Delhi High Court has declined to grant bail to a foreign national who stands accused of participating in the illegal trafficking of a substantial amount of contraband drugs. The court reasoned... Read more »
The Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court recently observed that the involvement of various terrorist organizations and syndicates in drug trafficking puts states’ national security and sovereignty at risk from narco-terrorism.... Read more »
The Supreme Court recently reversed a Punjab and Haryana High Court decision that upheld the conviction of an ex-BSF commander under various provisions of the BSF Act and the NDPS Act, citing... Read more »
The Bombay High Court recently held that when ascertaining the weight of ganja for deciding the extent of culpability under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act), the weight of... Read more »