Assam Governor Gulab Chand Kataria has directed the state government to take steps to increase the conviction rate in cases under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Find out more about the measures being undertaken to tackle this issue.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that when there are multiple drug cases pending against an accused, the stringent conditions for the grant of bail in cases under the NDPS Act cannot be satisfied.