The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Section 80. Application of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 not barred.
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Bare Act
The provisions of this Act or the rules made thereunder shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (23 of 1940) or the rules made thereunder.
Judgments on Section 80
- Directorate Of Revenue Intelligence vs Raj Kumar Arora — Supreme Court of India, 17 Apr 2025. Dealing in a psychotropic substance listed in the Schedule to the NDPS Act is punishable under Section 8 of the NDPS Act even if the substance is not enumerated in Schedule I of the NDPS Rules, and the interpretation in…