It is necessary to deal with drug crimes for security: High Court strict in NDPS cases, strictly follow the normal process

The High Court has said that the legal process should be strictly followed in crimes like smuggling of drugs, sales, so that the accused do not benefit. Drug weakens the infrastructure of the society. During the hearing of such crimes for the future of the country, during the hearing, the High Court has canceled the trial court’s decision due to weakness in the investigation. On 19 September 2018, the officer of DRI i.e. Directorate of Revenue Intelligence received information from the informer that the truck number-CG 04 7703 is being used for smuggling cannabis. He informed his senior officials about this.

told that in this truck, hemp is being taken from Rajmundari in Andhra Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh. The department formed teams of officers and employees and laid siege with some officials of Chhattisgarh GST. Remaining | Page 6

The truck stood in a dhaba near the Keshkal valley of Kondgaon. A car number UP 90N 5172 was also parked nearby. The people in the car were examined, followed by the truck in the presence of witnesses, 482 bags of salt were found in it. Also, 36 bags were allegedly found, including 1840 grams of hemp. Everyone seized.

After this they were searched personal. The truck was allegedly opened in the presence of punch witnesses and found 482 bags of salt. In further investigation, the team found 36 rectangular HDPE bags allegedly identified as hemp in the truck. The truck was then sent to the Arora Dharma fork, NH 43, Fruit Mandi, Devpuri, Raipur, where the allegedly suspected banned material was weighed and a total weight turned out to be 1840 grams.

> In this case, a case was registered against Chandrashekhar Shivhare, resident of Banda in UP under various provisions of NDPS Act. Also, a case under the NDPS Act was registered against Baldev Prasad Gupta, a resident of Banda, UP and Budhu Krishni of Odisha.

DRI negligence in investigation

The High Court has said that the DRI has not investigated the mandatory provisions of the law under the NDPS Act and has failed its duties. For this reason, we have to accept the appeals with a heavy heart.

High Court has said that the investigating agency should strictly follow the compulsory provisions. Drug -related crimes weaken the infrastructure of the society. To protect the future of this country, such crime will have to be strictly dealt with as per law. The High Court has ordered to send a copy of the verdict to the regional unit of DRI, Nagpur.