Punjab government to prioritise rehabilitation over criminalisation for drug addicts under NDPS Act

CHANDIGARH: The Punjab Government will provide rehabilitation and de-addiction for individuals caught with a non-commercial quantity of drugs, granting them immunity under Section 64(a) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Interestingly, after Kerala, Punjab ranked second among all states in the country last year for the number of cases registered under the […]