Question

When did the Supreme Court rule that the punishment for possessing banned drugs will depend on the purity and not quantity?​

Answer 1

Answer:NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that punishment for possessing banned drug under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act would depend on the quantity of banned substance seized from the person and not on purity of the illicit drug

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Answer 2

The Supreme Court rule that the punishment for possessing banned drugs will depend on the purity on not on the quantity was 2008 judgment in E Micheal Raj's case

Explanation:

• The SC had ruled in 2008 that it would not be correct to punish a person based on the weight of the drug because adulterated drugs contained several non-psychotropic neutral substances.
• The punishment for possessing drugs, be it big or small , was then determined on the basis of the weight of a purely prohibited substance rather than the entire weight of confiscated drugs
• However, recently the Supreme Court had reversed the case and under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, it ruled depending on the quantity of the banned drugs seized from an individual the quantum of punishment would be decided