D. RAMAKRISHNAN versus INTELLIGENCE OFFICER NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU

D. RAMAKRISHNAN versus INTELLIGENCE OFFICER NARCOTIC CONTROL BUREAU

Conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was justified, as the appellant neither applied for nor was granted requisite authority from the Narcotic Commissioner or any authorized officer for export, and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act does not deal with exports.

Parties
Appellant: D. Ramakrishnan; Respondent: Intelligence Officer Narcotic Control Bureau
Jurisdiction
India
Judgment Date
27 July 2009
Procedural Posture
Criminal Appeal / Final Appeal Before Supreme Court Post Conviction
Outcome
Appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, Export of Drugs, Overlap With Drugs and Cosmetics Act
Criminal Law Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act Export of Drugs Overlap With Drugs and Cosmetics Act

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Parties

D. Ramakrishnan

Appellant

Intelligence Officer Narcotic Control Bureau

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Criminal Appeal / Final Appeal Before Supreme Court Post Conviction

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether prosecution and conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 was justified for unauthorised export of certain drugs, or whether only the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 applies.

Ratio Decidendi

Conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act was justified, as the appellant neither applied for nor was granted requisite authority from the Narcotic Commissioner or any authorized officer for export, and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act does not deal with exports.

Court Disposition

Appeal dismissed

Orders

  • Appeal dismissed
  • Trial court to consider concluding trial expeditiously and on its own merits