Lok Sabha Question No. 2696 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Drug Trafficking Cases
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: SAKUNTALA LAGURI, LAXMAN GILUWA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2696

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 15 TH  DECEMBER, 2015/AGRAHAYANA 24, 1937 (SAKA)

## DRUG TRAFFICKING CASES

†2696.

SHRIMATI SAKUNTALA LAGURI: SHRI LAXMAN GILUWA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that cases against drugs peddlers and smuggling are running  for  more  than  ten  years  in  various  courts  of  the  country  and  the culprits have not been punished;
- (b) if so, the details thereto;
- (c)  whether  it  is  also  a  fact  that  trial  of  peddlers  and  smugglers  are completed  within  a  short  span  of  time  and  such  offenders  are  punished expeditiously in other countries compared to India; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereof  and  the  corrective  steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

- (a)  &  (b):  In  some  cases,  the  trial  of  cases  against  drug  peddlers  and smuggling is pending  for more than 10 years. The details of such cases is enclosed at Annexure - A .
- (c)  &  (d):  Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), a nodal agency for all drug law enforcement agencies has informed that they do not  collect information on trials conducted in other countries.

To ensure expeditious trial of cases, NCB, on its part, undertakes the following steps:

- (i) Files complaints  on time
- (ii) Appoints Special Public Prosecutors without delay  for seeing trial of cases.
- (iii) Requests  Trial  Courts  to  abide  by  the  directions  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme  Court  as  given  in  the  case  of  Thana  Singh  Vs.  CBN  (Crl. Appeal  No. 1640/2010).

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## LSUSQ No. 2696 for 15.12.2015

## ANNEXURE - A (page 1/2)

## CASES PENDING TRIAL IN TRIAL COURTS FOR MORE THAN 10 YRS.

|   S.No. | NCB ZONE   |   NO. OF CASES | CASE NO.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|---------|------------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Chennai    |             08 | OR 30/04 OR 01/04 OR 02/02 OR 01/00 5/1999 08/1996 7/2003 36/95                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       2 | Delhi      |              1 | VIII/04/DZU/2004                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|       3 | Guwahati   |             20 | l/NCB/HEROIN/IMP/92 2/NCB/GANJ A/I MP/93 l/HEROIN/NCB/IMP/94 02/GANJA/NCB/l MP/94 l/NCB/IMP/GANJA/95 1/NCB/l MP/G ANJ A/CL/96 3/NCB/l MP/G ANJA/CL/96 4/NCB/IMP/GANJA/CL/96 3/NCB/IMP/GANJA/CL/97 4/NCB/IMP/GANJA/CL/97 6/NCB/IMP/HEROIN/97 07/NCB/IMP/GANJA/97 10/NCB/IMP/HEROIN/97 l/NCB/IMP/HEROIN/98 2/NCB/IMP/HEROIN/98 4/NCB/IMP/GANJA/98 l/NCB/IMP/HEROIN/99 2/NCB/IMP/GANJA/99 l/NCB/IMP/GANJA/2000 2/NCB/IMP/GANJA/2000 |
|       4 | Jodhpur    |             02 | 03/1997 02/2002                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
|       5 | Jammu      |             01 | 1/2003                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

## LSUSQ No. 2696 for 15.12.2015 ANNEXURE - A (page 2/2)

| 6           | Kolkata     |   20 | 42/97 71/01 117/02 12/03 16/2003 125/93 36/2000 23/2003 07/2002 08/2002 1/2000 2/2001 5/2001 80/04 24/04 12/2004 & 09/2004 14/2004   |
|-------------|-------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 7           | Lucknow     |   13 | 1/1991 2/1992 4/1992 8/1992 11/1999 7/2000 12/2000 6/2001 7/2001 8/2001 2/2002 9/2002 4/2003                                         |
| 8           | Mumbai      |   01 | 97/2001                                                                                                                              |
| 9           | Patna       |   06 | 5/1997 4/1999 4/2000 3/2001 6/2002 4/2005                                                                                            |
| TOTAL CASES | TOTAL CASES |   72 |                                                                                                                                      |

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