Supreme Court · 2025 INSC 872 · Decided 17 July 2025
Narayan Das v. State of Chhattisgarh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2025 INSC 872 · [2025] 8 S.C.R. 289
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 10310/2025
- Decided
- 17 July 2025
- Bench
- J.B. PARDIWALA, R MAHADEVAN (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 32, 21(c)
Headnote
Issue arose as regards the interpretation of s.32-B of the NDPS Act by the High Court that u/s.32-B minimum punishment is considered as maximum punishment. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - s.32-B - Factors to be taken into minimum punishment - High Court's understanding that u/s.32-B minimum punishment is considered as maximum punishment; and that at the time of imposing sentence the trial court to keep in mind the factors as provided in clauses (a) to (f) of s.32-B - Correctness: Held:
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