2003 JTR(SC) 661
2003 10 SCC 699 ; 2004 SCC(Cri) 336
Supreme Court of India
Narcotic Control Bureau
Vs.
Pradip Nath Mathur
Decided on : 20th July, 2003
Act Referred :NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT : S.42
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 42 - Conflicting decisions relating to the provisions of Section 42- In view of conflict of decisions rendered by three-Judge Bench of Supreme Court in Abdul Rashid Mansuri v. State of Gujarat (2002) 2 SCC 513 and Sajan Abraham v. State of Kerala (2001) 6 SCC 692 - Appeals referred to larger Bench. [Para 2]
Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, Section 42 - Conflicting decisions relating to the provisions of Section 42- In view of conflict of decisions rendered by three-Judge Bench of Supreme Court in Abdul Rashid Mansuri v. State of Gujarat (2002) 2 SCC 513 and Sajan Abraham v. State of Kerala (2001) 6 SCC 692 - Appeals referred to larger Bench. [Para 2]
( 1 ) LEAVE granted.
( 2 ) HAVING regard to the conflict in the decisions of this Court in Abdul Rashid Ibrahim Mansuri v. State of Gujarat and Sajan Abraham v. State of Kerala both rendered by a three-Judge Bench, relating to the provisions of Section 42 of the NDPS Act, these appeals are referred to a larger Bench.
( 3 ) TAG with Crl. Appeal No. 36 of 2003.
( 4 ) PAPERS be placed before the Honble the Chief Justice of India for appropriate orders.