https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352372 Codeine-containing cough syrups may fall within the NDPS Act where the preparation does not satisfy the limited exemption for prescribed dosage, concentration and therapeutic use. The Court treated codeine as a narcotic drug, noted that manufactured drugs can remain subject to the NDPS framework, and rejected the argument that recovery in bottle form or small quantity by itself removed the seizure from NDPS control. Relying on the statutory scheme and binding precedents, it held that the restrictions applicable to NDPS offences continued to operate on the seized preparations, and bail was not justified. en-us Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 13 Dec 2017 10:15:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352372 Codeine-containing cough syrups may fall within the NDPS Act where the preparation does not satisfy the limited exemption for prescribed dosage, concentration and therapeutic use. The Court treated codeine as a narcotic drug, noted that manufactured drugs can remain subject to the NDPS framework, and rejected the argument that recovery in bottle form or small quantity by itself removed the seizure from NDPS control. Relying on the statutory scheme and binding precedents, it held that the restrictions applicable to NDPS offences continued to operate on the seized preparations, and bail was not justified. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=352372