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Thursday, August 20, 2026
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Topic: NDPS Act

With foreign nationals fleeing on fake sureties, SC draws up framework for their bail in drug cases

If surety is found to be fake despite verification, police, court & revenue officials involved in process must face departmental inquiry for dereliction of duty, says Supreme Court.

When marijuana is banned, why does bhang get a free pass?

It is worth asking whether there is a case to decriminalise marijuana or, at the very least, treat it very differently from other drugs.

Mandatory financial investigations, crackdown on clandestine labs—India’s drug control vision

HM Amit Shah said enforcement will shift from targeting individual carriers to identifying & dismantling complete drug trafficking networks, including suppliers, financiers & handlers.

Unauthorised possession of cough syrup with even 2.5% codeine can attract NDPS charges—Patna HC

HC was hearing plea of a truck owner from whose vehicle 3,200 bottles of cough syrup were recovered. He argued the syrups only had 2.5% codeine, hence, NDPS won’t apply.

A 62-minute delay costs prosecution as Kerala HC frees narcotics accused on default bail

Ruling on e-filing timelines, the Kerala High Court said charge sheets uploaded after 5 pm count as next-day filings, making two narcotics case accused eligible for default bail.

How an iCloud ID set off a 3-yr hunt for transnational drug operative Prabhdeep—an ex-BSF constable

Prabhdeep Singh alias 'Harry' was extradited from Baku on 13 May, after a year-long extradition legal battle that required a coordinated effort between the CBI and Interpol.

How revenue intel officials’ ‘carelessness’ in 2012 heroin seizure led Delhi HC to set convict free

In strongly worded ruling, HC slammed 'lackadaisical approach' of officials, and noted that prosecution’s case was riddled with fatal procedural infirmities, leading to the acquittal.

36 yrs on, how Australian man’s underwear led to LDF MLA’s disqualification ahead of Kerala polls

Janadhipathya Kerala Congress (JKC) MLA Antony Raju's conviction by a Kerala court has come as a blow to ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) govt.

Aliases crumble, crime trail uncovered from UP & Odisha to Nepal. Unmasking the cabbie killing gang

A friendship forged in Bareilly was the beginning of a gang which would hire taxis only to kill drivers & sell vehicles in Nepal. First booked in 2001, mastermind was nabbed 5 July.

Haryana has no patience for woke narrative on drug abuse and trade. It’s a war

Haryana is hunting down traffickers, dismantling networks, and breaking the cycle of addiction before it takes hold. Take your poison elsewhere—in Haryana, the game is over.

On Camera

What Indian universities can learn from OpenAI agents that ‘cheated’ to hack Hugging Face

OpenAI agents recently conspired to hack another AI platform. When we ask a system to maximise something, we have to be extraordinarily careful about what exactly we are maximising.

India’s crude import bill jumped by 57% year-on-year to $63.4 bn in April-July as oil prices rose

India’s crude import volumes remained largely unchanged in April-July, but higher oil prices sharply increased the import bill, with renewed US-Iran tensions raising the risk of another rise in costs.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one woman fighter pilot were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman