NDPS Act 1985

Issued

23 Mar 2023

Source

Commissioner Circular

Category

Circular Enforcement

What This Document Says

This gazette notification is NOT about fee revisions under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. It concerns NDPS Act, 1985 (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985), which is a separate Central legislation dealing with narcotics control.

Type of Notification: Commissioner's Circular on enforcement, crime investigation, and disposal of seized narcotic substances under NDPS Act, 1985.

Key Content Summary:

This circular issued by the Commissioner of State Excise, Maharashtra (Circular No. DET1120201/CR.04/107/NOC dated March 23, 2023) establishes new committees and procedures for disposal of narcotic drugs/substances seized under the NDPS Act, 1985.

Main Provisions:

Supersession of Earlier Committees: Previous committees established under Circular No. NDP 1086/2821/200/NOC dated February 14, 1991 (and later modified on February 6, 1992) are dissolved.
New Committees Constituted:

Committee No. 1 (High-Level Narcotic Disposal Committee):
- Chairman: Additional Commissioner, State Excise
- Member Secretary: Concerned District Superintendent, State Excise
- Member: Police Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Superintendent/Tehsildar or gazetted officer from Narcotics Control Bureau

Member Secretary: Concerned District Superintendent, State Excise

Member: Police Assistant Commissioner/Deputy Superintendent/Tehsildar or NCB gazetted officer

Powers - Committee No. 2 Authorized to Dispose:

Heroin up to 5 kg
Hashish (Charas) up to 100 kg
Hashish Oil up to 20 kg
Ganja up to 1000 kg
Cocaine up to 2 kg
Mandrax up to 2000 kg
Poppy Straw up to 5 MT
Other substances/conveyances up to value of ₹5 lakh

Quantities exceeding these limits must be referred to Committee No. 1

Disposal Procedures (per GOI Finance Ministry notification dated January 16, 2015):
- Opium, Morphine, Codeine, Thebaine → transferred to Government Opium & Alkaloid Works
- Labeled pharmaceutical formulations with 60%+ shelf life → may be sold by tender/auction to licensed firms
- Unlabeled formulations → to be destroyed
- Bulk narcotic substances → sold to licensed manufacturers after quality verification
- Controlled substances for industrial use → sold by tender/auction
- Seized vehicles → sold by tender/auction
- Non-usable substances → destroyed at State Pollution Control Board approved sites under committee supervision
- Procedure:
  - Officer-in-charge of malkhana/godown prepares inventory, certifies under Section 52A NDPS Act
  - Committee examines compliance with Section 52A provisions
  - Physical verification and weighment conducted
  - 15 days prior notice given to Commissioner before disposal
  - Monthly reports sent to Narcotics Control Bureau

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# थोडक्यात:
हा notification NDPS Act (नशेबंदी कायदा) साठी आहे — दारूबंदी कायदा नव्हे. महाराष्ट्र सरकारने जप्त केलेल्या ड्रग्स कसे नष्ट किंवा विकायचे याचे नियम बदलले आहेत.

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## मुख्य बदल काय आहेत?

**पुरानं कमिटी (1991 पासून) बंद झालं — नवीन कमिटी आली**

**कमिटी नं. 1 (वरिष्ठ कमिटी):**
- अध्यक्ष: Additional Commissioner, State Excise
- मोठे ड्रग्स जप्त झाल्यास हिथे निर्णय घेतला जातो

**कमिटी नं. 2 (नियमित कमिटी):**
- अध्यक्ष: Joint Commissioner (Administration), State Excise
- हा कमिटी रोज काम करतो
- सीमा पर्यंत ड्रग्स नष्ट करण्याचा अधिकार आहे

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## कोणते ड्रग्स किती प्रमाणात नष्ट करू शकतात?

| ड्रग | सीमा |
|------|------|
| हेरॉईन | 5 किलो पर्यंत |
| चरस (Hashish) | 100 किलो पर्यंत |
| गांजा | 1000 किलो पर्यंत |
| अन्य वस्तू | ₹5 लाख रुपयांचे मूल्य पर्यंत |

**यापेक्षा जास्त असल्यास कमिटी नं. 1 ला सांगायचे.**

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## ड्रग्स नष्ट करण्याच्या नियम:

✓ औषध तयार करणारे — quality check करून परवानेधारक कंपन्यांना विकू शकते
✓ गाड्यां/वाहने — लिलाव करून विकू शकते
✓ वापरता न येणारे — महाराष्ट्र Pollution Control Board ला परवानगी घेऊन नष्ट करायचे
✓ असली औषधी पदार्थ (Opium, Morphine) — Government Opium Works ला देऊन देणे

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## प्रक्रिया:

1. गोडाऊनचा अधिकारी — inventory बनवतो + weight करतो
2. कमिटी — सर्व नियम अंतर्गत आहेत का ते चेक करतो
3. Commissioner ला — 15 दिवसांपूर्वी सूचना देतो
4. Narcotics Control Bureau ला — महिन्यातून अहवाल पाठवतो

**लागू झाले:** 23 मार्च 2023 पासून

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