Supreme Court · 1999 INSC 111 · Decided 17 March 1999
Maktool Singh v. State of Punjab
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1999 INSC 111 · [1999] 1 S.C.R. 1156
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 312/1999
- Decided
- 17 March 1999
- Bench
- K.T. THOMAS, M.B. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- CrPC Section 432, 433, 389, 389(3), 434; Constitution Article 72, 161, 136; NDPS Act
Headnote
SINGH ~ v. STATE OF PUNJAB MARCH 17, 1999 B [K.T. THOMAS AND M.B. SHAH, JJ.) Narcotic Drngs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 : Section 32-A, 36-B, 27 and 37-Bar in Section 32-A against suspension c of sentence passed on to accused (except Section 27}-0bject of-Held, was to curb not only temal aid-Statement of Objects and Reasons, taken into considera- lion-Constitution of India, Articles 72 and 161. D ¥ Sections 32-A and 36-B-f'owers of High Court .under Chapter XXIX of CrPC preserved by Section 36-B of the Act-Scope of-Held, did not include the power to suspend the
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