Resumen de The legislative scheme of pre-trial destructionor lawful disposal of narcotic drugsand psychotropic substances in India

R. Tewari

• The present article provides, a description of the practice of pre-trial destruction of seized narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances in India as provided for in the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Customs Act, 1962, and in the context of the United Nations Convention against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances of 1988. It includes explanations-of why, as well as how, the pre-trial destruction of such substances should be carried out.