THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT

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THE NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC
SUBSTANCES ACT
Dr.Prateek Rastogi MBBS,MD,PGDMLE,PGDCFS Assistan
t Professor Dept. Of Forensic Medicine Kasturba
Medical College Mangalore

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Introduction

• Drugs ???
• Narcotics Relieve pain and produces sleep.
• Psychotropics Alters mental functions

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History of the Act

• Opium Act (1857)
• Opium Act (1878)
• Dangerous Drugs Act ( 1930)
• Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act
  (1985)
• Amendment Acts (1989 2001)

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Objectives of the act

• To consolidate and amend the law relating to
  narcotic drugs
• To make stringent provisions for the control and
  regulation of operations relating to narcotic
  drugs and psychotropic substances

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Definitions

• Narcotic Drugs
• Psychotropic Substances
• Illicit Traffic
• Opium Year
• Small Quantity, Commercial Quantity, Controlled
  Substance

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Authorities and officers

• Narcotics Commissioner
• Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances
  Consultative Committee.
• National fund for control of drug abuse
• Officers of the state government

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Prohibition, control and Regulation

• Cultivation, manufacture, sale, purchase,
  possession, transport, use.
• Permitted on license, specific purpose, specific
  quantity, special place.

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Offences and Penalties

• Cognizable and non bailable
• First offence
• 10-20 years, 1-2 lakh
• Repeat offences
• 15-30 years, 1.5-3 lakh
• Death penalty for certain offences

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• Duties of public doctors
• Information
• Helping the addicts
• Helping the authorities

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Duties and Powers of Investigating Authorities

• Search , examine and arrest
• Confiscation of the articles
• Report the case and present the
• suspect before judicial authorities

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Miscellaneous

• Forfeiture of property
• Protection of actions take in good faith
• Recovery of sums due to the government

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Applicability to Doctors

• Examination
• Treatment
• Possession
• Reporting

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