On Tuesday, 29 September, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) submitted their arguments in the Bombay High Court against actor Rhea Chakraborty and four others in the case relating to alleged drug procurement for the late Sushant Singh Rajput. The matter was heard by Justice S V Kotwal.
NCB’s Submission to Invoke Section 27A of the NDPS Act Against Rhea:
Amongst the points raised by Additional Solicitor General, Anil Singh, in his submissions on behalf of the NCB was that – if a person does not disclose the fact of drug consumption by another person, it will amount to ‘harbouring’ of an offender. This point was made to justify the invocation of Section 27A of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.
What is Section 27A of the NDPS Act:
Section 27A of the NDPS Act deals with ‘financing illicit traffic and harbouring offenders’, and attracts a punishment in the range…