SC Says Private Vehicles Not A Public Place As Per NDPS Act

Challenging a Punjab and Haryana High Court order, the Supreme Court said that a private vehicle cannot be expressed as "public place" under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. The SC said, although parked in public, the private vehicle cannot be framed. Earlier, the HC sentenced Singh four people with 10-year imprisonment and Rs 1 lakh fine after recovering two bags of poppy straw from their jeep.