The Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

This edition of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985), updated with amendments up to S.O. 1730(E), dated 16-4-2025, serves as a comprehensive and reliable legal reference for students preparing for the judicial and competitive examinations, as well as professionals involved in criminal law, regulatory compliance, law enforcement, and narcotics control. Presented as a Bare Act with short comments, the book provides the statutory text of the law along with essential supporting rules, orders, and notifications governing narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances, controlled substances, forfeiture proceedings, and related regulatory mechanisms.

This updated edition includes the full text of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, together with important allied rules and orders, ensuring complete alignment with the latest legislative and regulatory framework applicable in 2025. The publication consolidates the principal Act and key subordinate legislation in a single volume, making it a practical reference for legal research, academic study, compliance work, and courtroom use.

The content covers, among other subjects:

• The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
• The Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Rules, 1985 (as amended up to 2025)
• Regulation of controlled substances and related compliance requirements
• Search, seizure, sampling, storage, and disposal procedures
• Offences, penalties, prosecutions, and sentencing provisions
• Investigation powers and procedural safeguards
• Licensing, cultivation, manufacture, possession, transport, and distribution controls
• Prevention of illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances
• Forfeiture of illegally acquired property and related procedures
• Appellate Tribunal provisions and procedural rules
• National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse Rules
• Rules relating to execution of bonds by convicts or addicts
• Authentication of documents and evidentiary procedures under the NDPS framework
• Delhi Narcotic Drugs Rules and other relevant allied regulations

This edition is particularly suitable for:

• Judicial service and competitive examination candidates
• Criminal law practitioners and litigators handling NDPS matters
• Public prosecutors, defence counsel, and legal researchers
• Law enforcement officials, compliance officers, and regulatory professionals
• Academicians and institutions requiring a current legislative reference

Whether used for examination preparation, legal practice, compliance management, or academic study, this updated Bare Act with short comments provides a consolidated and authoritative text of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 and its allied rules as applicable in 2025–2026.