NDPS Act, Being A Presumptive Legislation, The Interpretation Has To Be Strict: SC [Read Order]

The Supreme Court bench of Justices L.Nageswara Rao and Navin Sinha, on Thursday, in a case under the NDPS Act, restored the acquittal by the Additional Sessions Judge, Ludhiana of an accused, which was reversed by the Punjab and Haryana High Court.The High Court, on an appeal by the State, convicted and sentenced the appellant before the Supreme Court, to rigorous imprisonment of 10 years with...