Drug Trafficking - The High Court was not justified in holding ...

Supreme Court Overrules High Court: Chemical Report Suffices to Prove Origin from 'Papaver Somniferum L' u/s 15.

October 22, 2022

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Drug Trafficking - The High Court was not justified in holding that, even after the Chemical Examiner’s report establishes that the contraband contains ‘meconic acid’ and ‘morphine’, unless it was established that the same was derived from the species of ‘papaver somniferum L’, conviction under Section 15 of the 1985 Act could not be sustained - once it is established that the seized material contains ‘meconic acid’ and ‘morphine’, it will be sufficient to establish that it is derived from the plant ‘papaver somniferum L’ as defined in sub-clause (a) of Clause (xvii) of Section 2 of the 1985 Act. - SC

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Drug Trafficking - The High Court was not justified in holding ...

Supreme Court Overrules High Court: Chemical Report Suffices to Prove Origin from 'Papaver Somniferum L' u/s 15.

October 22, 2022

Case Laws Indian Laws SC

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