The government is going to initiate mobile courts to curb various forms of drug abuse. The Home Ministry is expecting to finalise the draft Narcotics Control (Amendment) Act 2013 very soon in a bid to introduce stricter control over the growing menace. Once the amended law is passed, the trials of small-scale crimes relating to drug abuse can be handled through mobile courts on the spot, with the additional benefit of reducing the backlog of drugs-related cases in the court system. Sources at the Department of Narcotic Control (DNC) said the proposed law contains provisions for 35 categories of punishment, according to a news agency.
The mobile courts will be able to hand down punishment for drug-related crimes in three categories. They will be empowered to hold trial for any amount of drugs.
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