P RAJKUMAR VS STATE OF TAMIL NADU
Madras High Court
(2024)ACR Ref: 44573-Allowed
CRL OP(MD). No.19589 of 2024
DD : 03-12-2024
N.ANAND VENKATESH J.,
NDPS Act, 1985 – Section 8(c) 22(c) – Expert’s Informal Opinion Not Binding – Grants Bail – prima facie from the informal interaction with the expert at the stage of grant of bail, it can be seen that the particular type of mushroom, namely, the magical mushroom, every cell contains the said chemical. If the produce is a natural produce and every cell of the same contains a chemical, then prima facie I am of the opinion that the entire material has only to be weighed and considered for the purpose of determining whether it is commercial quantity or not. (para 10. 9)
NDPS Act, 1985 – Section 37 – Commercial Quantity – it cannot be assumed that the entire 60 grams of magic mushroom must be equivated to 60 grams of psylocybin. In the absence of satisfying the percentage of psylocybin in the mushroom, it cannot be assumed that it is 60 grams. In the absence of any material to come to a definite conclusion as to whether the psylocybin contained in the magic mushroom is a small quantity or a in between quantity or a commercial quantity, the Court cannot assume that it falls within the scope of commercial quantity and apply the rigour (para 10. 9)