CourtSupreme Court of India
Citation2025 INSC 498
Decision17 April 2025
PracticeWhite-Collar & Investigations
What the Court held
The Supreme Court addressed prosecution under the NDPS Act in relation to psychotropic substances, the interaction between the Act and Rules, the effect of precedent, and the consequences of the legally operative charging framework.
Why it matters
In white-collar and regulatory prosecutions, the first task is often statutory architecture: the precise provision, schedule, rule, notification and charge must align. A prosecution cannot be analysed safely by offence-label alone.
Practice note
This judgment arises under the NDPS framework and should not be generalised to unrelated economic-offence statutes without a fresh statutory analysis.
Judgment source
The source below is provided so the proposition, factual context and operative directions can be checked against the judgment before professional reliance.
Verified judgment sourceDirectorate of Revenue Intelligence v. Raj Kumar Arora & Ors. — 2025 INSC 498CRUX case briefs are editorial summaries for general information. The judgment text remains controlling.
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