https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=371496 The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 operates in addition to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; possession of manufactured drugs may therefore be prosecuted under the special narcotics statute where its requirements are met. Section 8 restricts possession and related dealings except for authorised medical or scientific purposes, while Section 80 preserves concurrent operation of the 1940 Act. Suspension of sentence pending appeal under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is an interlocutory determination and should not conclusively decide the merits of conviction. Merits-based suspension founded on an erroneous exclusion of the special statute cannot be sustained, particularly given the alleged offence gravity and prima facie applicability of the 1985 Act. en-us Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 05 Dec 2018 06:36:38 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=371496 The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 operates in addition to the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940; possession of manufactured drugs may therefore be prosecuted under the special narcotics statute where its requirements are met. Section 8 restricts possession and related dealings except for authorised medical or scientific purposes, while Section 80 preserves concurrent operation of the 1940 Act. Suspension of sentence pending appeal under Section 389 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is an interlocutory determination and should not conclusively decide the merits of conviction. Merits-based suspension founded on an erroneous exclusion of the special statute cannot be sustained, particularly given the alleged offence gravity and prima facie applicability of the 1985 Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 03 Dec 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=371496