The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

Section 79. Application of the Customs Act, 1962.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

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All prohibitions and restrictions imposed by or under this Act on the import into India, the export from India and transhipment of narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances shall be deemed to be prohibitions and restrictions imposed by or under the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962) and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly:

Provided that, where the doing of anything is an offence punishable under that Act and under this Act, nothing in that Act or in this section shall prevent the offender from being punished under this Act.

Judgments on Section 79

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…