Sagar Suryawanshi Pune Advocate has been a prominent figure in the India Judiciary system. As per him, every citizen should be aware of the burning issue of society and the country.

1. 2022
DRUG LAWS AND
PUNISHMENT IN
INDIA
Sagar Suryawanshi PuneAdvocate

2. OVERVIEW
Sagar Suryawanshi Pune Advocate is one such
advocate in India who is known for his upfront and
brutally honest cases. He is that one-man army who
has addressed various burning issues of the Indian
society in both high court and supreme. court. Sagar
Suryawanshi Pune Advocate has been a prominent
figure in the India Judiciary system. As per him, every
citizen should be aware of the burning issue of society
and the country. Therefore, In this article, we will be
discussing one of the raging issues of Indian society
which is drug Laws and punishment in India.

3. If we look at the recent events, we will say that the
narcotics bureau was very much in the limelight. This
happened mainly because they did a very well planned
and well-coordinated raid on one of the cruise ships
and caught one of the most known figures of Indian
Bollywood. Now, this isn’t the first time that we have
seen NCB in such a vigilant form. Before this too, in the
year 2020 after the death of Sushant Singh Rajput, NCB
was very much active in his case.

4. Now if we talk about the laws regulating
drug abuse in India, then as of now we are
covered by the NDPSact of 1985. However,
even before this law, we did have some
legislation that took care of drug abuse.
The very first act in this list was The Opium
Act of 1857, followed by The Opium Act of
1878 and the dangerous drugs act of 1930.
However, now all these three laws have
been replaced by the NDPSact of 1985.
Let’s learn now more about the aims and
objectives of the NDPSact.

5. The NDPS act mainly covers two aims and objectives, the first one being the prohibition of
drug trafficking. This includes cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale and purchase of
drugs. The second aim is to prohibit the consumption of drugs. As per the NDPS act, if the
drugs are used only for scientific and medicinal purposes and are regulated strictly by
the government, then there is no problem in using them. But, if it is being used illegally,
then it’s a crime. Now, if you are caught under the NDPSAct, the punishment will depend
on the amount of drug and the nature/category of the drug.

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