If a person is found to have purchased or possessed ♥ cannabis/ marijuana or medicinal opium, without
commercial motive and in small quantity, or has consumed only small dose of such drug and if he/she has committed such offence for the first time, the
Narcotic Drugs Control Officer may, after keeping a record of such person, make him/her sign a bond undertaking not to commit such offence again and
release him/her after recording the reasons for withholding the prosecutions. Even where the prosecution has already been started, the court may, if it deems
the offence to be of petty nature and if the accused has committed such offence for the first time, after keeping a record of such person, make him/her sign a
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Inserted by the third Amendment.
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Inserted by the third Amendment.
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Inserted by the third Amendment.
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Amended by the First amendment .
bond undertaking not to commit such offence again and release him/her without
awarding any punishment.