📘 The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Rules | 2025 Edition
✒️ Authored by: J.M. Motiani | Language: English & Gujarati (Diglot) | Publisher: Punahal Law House

This bilingual (English–Gujarati) edition by J.M. Motiani provides a comprehensive and updated text of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (NDPS Act), along with the relevant rules, notifications, and judicial references. The 2025 Edition serves as an indispensable reference for advocates, judicial officers, enforcement agencies, academicians, and students dealing with narcotics control and criminal law.

🔍 Key Features:

• ⚖️ Full Text of the NDPS Act, 1985 – presented in both English and Gujarati for accessibility.

• 📜 Coverage of Rules & Notifications – includes the NDPS Rules, 1985, government circulars, and relevant statutory instruments.

• 🏛️ Judicial Pronouncements – important Supreme Court and High Court judgments interpreting provisions on possession, trafficking, bail, sentencing, and forfeiture.

• 👮 Enforcement & Procedure – guidance on investigation, search, seizure, trial, bail provisions, and evidentiary standards.

• 🌐 Policy & Practical Insights – discussion on drug control strategies, international conventions, and India’s compliance.

• 📚 Bilingual Advantage – parallel text in English and Gujarati makes it especially useful for practitioners and readers in Gujarat.

• 🆕 2025 Edition – updated with the latest amendments, case law, and procedural changes.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Advocates & practitioners in criminal and narcotics law

• Judges, magistrates & judicial academies

• Police officers, enforcement agencies & investigators (NCB, State Police, etc.)

• Academicians, researchers & law students

• Libraries & institutions focusing on criminal justice and drug control laws

This 2025 Edition of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 with Rules by J.M. Motiani, published by Punahal Law House, is a practical, reliable, and authoritative bilingual reference, making the NDPS Act and Rules accessible to both English and Gujarati readers for study, practice, and enforcement.