What is the punishment for financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders?
Is there any provision in the Act for Capital punishment of the Convict?
Is there any punishment for attempt to commit offence punishable under the Act?
Ans: It means coca leaf, cannabis (hemp), Opium, poppy straw and includes all manufactured goods [Sec2(XIV)].
Ans: Psychotropic Substance means any substance, natural or synthetic or any natural material or any salt or preparation of such substance or material include in the list of psychotropic substances specified in the schedule.[Sec.2(XXIII)]
Ans: Yes. It is mentioned in the Section 27 of the Act.
Ans:- Punishment can vary depending upon the nature of the drugs consumed. Minimum punishment is imprisonment for a term which may extend to 6 months or fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both. Maximum punishment can be rigorous imprisonment which may extend to 1 year or fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees or with both (Sec.27).
Ans: Illicit traffic has been defined in the Sec.2(VIIIa) of the Act. It includes cultivation (Coca plant, opium poppy, cannabis plant), production, manufacture possession, sale, purchase, transportation, warehousing, concealment, import inter state, export inter state, export from India, financing, abetting etc.
Ans: Punishment is rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not less than ten years but which may extent to twenty years and shall also be liable to fine which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to two lakh rupees.
Provided that court may, for reasons recorded in the judgment ,impose a fine exceeding two lakh rupees.[Sec27A]
Ans: Yes. It is there in the Sec.31(A).
Ans: Every offence punishable under this Act shall be cognizable [Sec.37(a)].
Ans: No person accused of an offence punishable for [ offences under Sec.19 or Sec.24 or Sec27A and also for offences involving commercial quantity] shall be released on bail or on his own bond unless-
(i) the public prosecutor has been given an opportunity to oppose the application for such release, and
(ii) where the Public Prosecutor opposes the application , the court is satisfied that there are reasonable grounds for believing that he is not guilty of such offence and that he is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. [Sec.37(b)]
Ans: Yes. The person will be punishable with the punishment provided for the offence.(Sec.28).