Drug abuse on the rise with wide-ranging consequences, says Delhi HC
The Hindu
Bail plea of Nepali man caught with 475 gm of charas denied
The Delhi High Court observed that the menace of drug abuse was on the rise in the country and its consequences “can be experienced across the board from causing economic issues to societal disintegration”. Justice Subramonium Prasad made the remarks while declining the bail plea of a Nepali national who was caught with 475 gm of charas near the gate of the Kailash Colony metro station here. “The harmful effects of drugs on an individual and on the society have been researched extensively and are well known...The purpose of enacting the NDPS (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) Act was to curb this menace,” Justice Prasad said.
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