The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act

Power to issue warrant and authorisation

Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation

Power of seizure and arrest in public place

Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest in offences relating to coca plant, opium poppy and  cannabis plant

Procedure where seizure of goods liable to confiscation not practicable

Duty of land holder to give information of illegal cultivation

Duty of certain officers to give information of illegal cultivation

Power of attachment of crop illegally cultivated

Power to stop and search conveyance

Conditions under which search of persons shall be conducted

Power to undertake controlled delivery

Provisions of the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 to apply to warrants, arrests, searches and  seizures

Disposal of persons arrested and articles seized

Disposal of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances

Power to invest officers of certain departments with powers of an officer-in-charge of a police  station

Relevancy of statements under certain circumstances

Presumption from possession of illicit articles

Police to take charge of articles seized and delivered

Obligation of officers to assist each other

Report of arrest and seizure

Report of seizure of property of the person arrested by the notified officer

Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest

Failure of officer in duty or his connivance at the contravention of the provisions of this Act

Liability of illicit drugs, substances, plants, articles and conveyances to confiscation

Confiscation of goods used for concealing illicit drugs or substances

Confiscation of sale proceeds of illicit drugs or substances

Procedure in making confiscations

Power to tender immunity from prosecution

Immunity from prosecution to addicts volunteering for treatment

[Omitted]

Presumption as to documents in certain cases

Power to call for information, etc

Information as to commission of offences


PROCEDURE


All officers of the several departments mentioned
in section 42 shall, upon notice given or request made, be legally bound to assist each other in carrying
out the provisions of this Act.


LAWGIST

# 56 Obligation of officers to assist each other