Information as to commission of offences
Section 68 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 deals with information as to commission of offences. No officer acting in exercise of powers vested in him under any provision of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence The Act came into force on 14 Nov 1985.
No officer acting in exercise of powers vested in him under any provision of this Act or any rule or order made thereunder shall be compelled to say whence he got any information as to the commission of any offence
Section 68, The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (Act 61 of 1985).
Cross-references
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Tofan Singh vs The State of Tamil Nadu through the Ineliigence Officer
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Officers designated under Section 53 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 are 'police officers' within the meaning of Section 25 of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Consequently, any confessional statement made to such officers is barred from being used as evidence under Section 25 of the Evidence Act. Additionally, a statement recorded under Section 67 of the NDPS Act cannot be used as a confessional statement in the trial of an offence under the NDPS Act, as Section 67 is limited to calling for information and examining persons during an inquiry antecedent to investigation, not for recording confessions as substantive evidence.
On this section: Name of informant not to be disclosed in NDPS Act proceedings
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Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… Yesterday, State was required to get instructions as to under what provision of law, measurement was done? Who passed the order of measurement? Today, learned State counsel gives a statement that under the provisions of Section 68 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, "NDPS Act") particularly, under Section 68-E of the NDPS Act, identification was done. In fact, against the petitioner an FIR has been lodged under Section 2/3 of the Uttar Pradesh Gangsters and Anti Social Activities (Prevention) Act, 1986 …
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… is pending against the petitioner, the operation of its bank account cannot be stopped as the same amounts to violation of petitioner's constitutional right to carry on trade and business. 3. Mr. Pareek, learned Special Public Prosecutor appearing on behalf of NCB submits that by virtue of powers conferred by Section 68-E and 68-F of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the 'NDPS Act'), the respondent No.2 has power to seize the bank account and consequently stall the transactions/operations. 4. Learned Special Public Prosecutor further submits that since the petitioner – Company is …
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 68
What have the courts held on Section 68 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act?
Tofan Singh vs The State of Tamil Nadu through the Ineliigence Officer (29 Oct 2020) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Name of informant not to be disclosed in NDPS Act proceedings.
How do I find court cases under Section 68 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: NDPS Act 68, section 68 NDPS Act, section 68 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. People searching for it also type ndps 68f and 68 ndps act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with Tofan Singh vs The State of Tamil Nadu through the Ineliigence Officer (29 Oct 2020).
What should I read with Section 68 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and has it changed?
6 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently THE NARCOTIC DRUGS SUBSTANCES AND PSYCHOTROPIC RULES, 1985I (1985).
When did Section 68 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act come into force?
Section 68 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, cited as NDPS Act 68, came into force on 14 Nov 1985, having been enacted on 16 Sep 1985. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions1747 words
- 68B. Definitions819 words
- 9. Power of Central Government to permit, control and regulate816 words
- 36A. Offences triable by Special Courts631 words
- 10. Power of State Government to permit, control and regulate568 words
- 42. Power of entry, search, seizure and arrest without warrant or authorisation507 words
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