The legislative scheme of pre-trial destruction or lawful disposal of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in India.
The present article provides a description of the practice of pre-trial destruction of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in India as provided for in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Customs Act, 1962, and in the context of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988. It includes explanations of why, as well as how, the pre-trial destruction of such substances should be carried out.
Tewari
R K
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Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, New Delhi.
D003416:Criminal Law / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D004335:Drug and Narcotic Control / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D011619:Psychotropic Drugs
D011619:Psychotropic Drugs