Pre-Cognizance Hearing of Accused Mandatory in Post-BNSS NDPS Act Complaints Under Section 223 BNSS: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court delivered an important judgment protecting the procedural rights of accused persons in cases filed under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). The matter arose in the case of Shatrughan Kumar versus Narcotics Control Bureau through its Regional Office Lucknow, where the Court examined whether an accused must be heard before a Special Court takes cognizance of a complaint after the implementation of…
