https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160869 Section 32A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was analysed as a restriction on suspension, remission and commutation in narcotics cases, but not on parole. Parole was treated as an executive arrangement for temporary release and therefore remains available under the applicable framework. The provision was also upheld insofar as it removes executive powers under the Code of Criminal Procedure to suspend, remit or commute sentences, because the restriction was linked to the special nature of narcotic offences and was not found arbitrary. However, the statutory ouster of the appellate court's power to suspend sentence pending appeal was held unconstitutional, subject to the separate bail restrictions in Section 37. en-us Thu, 12 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 04 Jan 2026 20:44:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160869 Section 32A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was analysed as a restriction on suspension, remission and commutation in narcotics cases, but not on parole. Parole was treated as an executive arrangement for temporary release and therefore remains available under the applicable framework. The provision was also upheld insofar as it removes executive powers under the Code of Criminal Procedure to suspend, remit or commute sentences, because the restriction was linked to the special nature of narcotic offences and was not found arbitrary. However, the statutory ouster of the appellate court's power to suspend sentence pending appeal was held unconstitutional, subject to the separate bail restrictions in Section 37. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 12 Oct 2000 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=160869