https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274929 Prosecution under the NDPS Act was not liable to be quashed merely because khat leaves were not named in the Schedule, where scientific analysis showed the seized material contained cathinone and cathine, both listed psychotropic substances. The controlling question was whether the material fell within the statutory definition by reason of its chemical composition, not the description used for it. As the natural material contained scheduled substances and was found prima facie to be of commercial quantity, absence of a specific entry for khat leaves did not defeat the proceedings. The quashing petition was rejected and the prosecution was held maintainable. en-us Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:08:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274929 Prosecution under the NDPS Act was not liable to be quashed merely because khat leaves were not named in the Schedule, where scientific analysis showed the seized material contained cathinone and cathine, both listed psychotropic substances. The controlling question was whether the material fell within the statutory definition by reason of its chemical composition, not the description used for it. As the natural material contained scheduled substances and was found prima facie to be of commercial quantity, absence of a specific entry for khat leaves did not defeat the proceedings. The quashing petition was rejected and the prosecution was held maintainable. Case-Laws Customs Wed, 06 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=274929