Any Metropolitan Magistrate, Judicial Magistrate of the first class or any Magistrate specially empowered in this behalf by the State Government [or any officer of a gazetted rank empowered under section 42] may order attachment of any opium poppy, cannabis plant or coca plant which he has reason to believe to have been illegally cultivated and while doing so may pass such order (including an order to destroy the crop) as he thinks fit.
Section 48: Power of attachment of crop illegally cultivated.
The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985Central Act · Act 61 of 1985
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 |
|---|---|
| Section | 48 |
| Marginal note | Power of attachment of crop illegally cultivated. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
How this provision has been amended
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- inserted, Act 2 of 1989. Ins. by Act 2 of 1989, s. 13 (w.e.f. 29-5-1989).
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