MUMBAI: A special NDPS court on Thursday granted the NCB’s SIT an additional 60 days to submit the chargesheet in the cruise ship drug bust case. The investigating agency had moved the plea on Monday, as the stipulated period of 180 days since the first arrest made on October 3, was coming to an end today.
Section 36A (4) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act states that if it is not possible to complete investigations within 180 days for certain offences, including those involving commercial quantities of drugs, the special court may give time up to one year. It has to be done depending on the prosecution’s report indicating the progress in investigation and specific reasons for detention of the accused beyond 180 days.
