https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174829 In NDPS sentencing for heroin mixed with neutral substances, punishment is to be determined on the actual narcotic content, not the gross weight of the mixture. The 2001 amendment introduced graded punishment based on small, intermediate and commercial quantity, and the relevant thresholds must be applied to the pure drug content where the seized substance is diluted with non-narcotic material. On that basis, 60 grams of heroin fell above small quantity but below commercial quantity, attracting Section 21(b) rather than Section 21(c), and the sentence was reduced accordingly. en-us Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 17 Nov 2015 15:37:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174829 In NDPS sentencing for heroin mixed with neutral substances, punishment is to be determined on the actual narcotic content, not the gross weight of the mixture. The 2001 amendment introduced graded punishment based on small, intermediate and commercial quantity, and the relevant thresholds must be applied to the pure drug content where the seized substance is diluted with non-narcotic material. On that basis, 60 grams of heroin fell above small quantity but below commercial quantity, attracting Section 21(b) rather than Section 21(c), and the sentence was reduced accordingly. Case-Laws Customs Tue, 11 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=174829