Supreme Court of India · 2022-10-20
THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH vs NIRMAL KAUR @ NIMMO
- Citation / case number
- SC 2008/17499
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- THE STATE OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
- Respondent
- NIRMAL KAUR @ NIMMO
- Author
- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI
- Bench
- HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE B.V. NAGARATHNA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE B.R. GAVAI
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court addressed the necessity of specifying the type of contraband in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The court held that it is sufficient for the prosecution to prove that the recovered substance is a sample of poppy straw without needing to detail the specific species of contraband. This ruling clarifies procedural requirements in narcotics cases and aims to streamline prosecutions under the Act.