While granting bail to an accused claiming to be a 'Bhang' contractor, Rajasthan High Court iterated that the definition clause of NDPS Act contemplates only the 'flowering or fruiting tops of cannabis plants' within the definition of 'Ganja'. “…Section 2 of the NDPS Act contains the definition of Ganja…The seeds and leaves without tops are not termed as Ganja…Therefore, without …
The Karnataka High Court has made it clear that only when cannabis seeds and leaves are not accompanied by fruiting and flowering tops that they can be excluded from the definition of 'ganja' under Section 2 of the NDPS Act.The provision states- cannabis means ganja, that is, the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant of the NDPS Act. …
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