Unauthorized Possession Of Codeine-Based Cough Syrup Falls Under NDPS Act: Patna High Court
High Court has recently delivered a detailed judgment in CR. MISC. No. 54100 of 2025, clarifying the legal stance on possession and sale of codeine-based cough syrup under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act). The Court laid down that such medicinal products, though commonly available, are regulated strictly under the NDPS Act and not merely under the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940. NDPS Act and its…
