LAWS(BOM)-2022-11-98

H. S. ARUN KUMAR Vs. STATE OF GOA

Decided On November 09, 2022
H. S. Arun Kumar Appellant
V/S
STATE OF GOA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard the learned Counsel.

(2.) The issue in this reference is whether the combined weight of the L.S.D. and the blotter or just the weight of the pure L.S.D. is relevant to determine the small or commercial quantity and the consequent punishment under the NDPS Act, 1985.

(3.) Hitesh Hemant Malhotra vs. State of Maharashtra, 2020 SCC online Bom. 3581 delivered by S. K.Shinde, J. holds that only the weight of the Pure L.S.D. matters. In Narcotics Control Bureau vs. Anuj Keshwani and anr., 2021 SCC OnLine Bom 4548 Revati Mohite Dere, J. holds that the combined weight of the blotter impregnated with L.S.D. is determinative in such matters.