STATE OF UTTARANCHAL vs RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA

The Supreme Court addressed the bail application of an Ayurvedacharya charged under Section 8 read with Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The Court held that the High Court erred in concluding that the drugs in question were not listed in the 1st Schedule of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985, thus exempting the respondent from the rigors of Section 37 of the 1985 Act. The Court emphasized that any medicinal use of psychotropic substances must comply with the provisions of the 1985 Act and its rules, thereby reinforcing the stringent regulatory framework for narcotic drugs.