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Prohibition on trafficking or financing the trafficking of narcotic \r\nsubstances, etc. \r\n9. Punishment for contravention of sections 6, 7 and 8 \r\n10. Prohibition on owning, operating premises or machinery etc. for \r\nmanufacture of narcotic substances etc. \r\n11. Punishment for contravention of section 10 \r\n12. Prohibition of acquisition and possession of assets derived from \r\nnarcotic substances etc. \r\n13. Punishment for contravention of section 12 \r\n14. Prohibition on aiding, abetting or associating in narcotic offences \r\n15. Punishment for contravention of section 14 \r\n16. Punishment for offence for which no punishment is provided \r\n17. Obstruction to officers \r\n18. Limit of fine, etc. \r\n19. Forfeiture of assets \r\n \r\n \r\n20. Offences cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable \r\nCHAPTER III – WARRANT OF SEARCH, ARREST AND INVESTIGATION \r\n21. Power to issue warrants \r\n22. Power of entry, search, seizure \r\n23. Power of seizure and arrest in public places \r\n24. Power to stop and search conveyance \r\n25. Mode of making searches and arrest \r\n26. Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest \r\n27. Disposal of articles seized and person arrested \r\n28. Power to call for information \r\n29. Articles connected with narcotics \r\n30. Procedure for confiscation \r\nCHAPTER IV – TRACING, FREEZING, FORFEITURE AND CONFISCATION OF \r\nASSETS \r\n31. Freezing of assets, etc. \r\n32. Tracing of assets \r\n33. Order for forfeiture of assets \r\n34. Prohibition of alienation of frozen property \r\n35. Punishment for acquiring property liable for proceedings under this Act \r\n36. Power to take possession \r\n37. Management of assets frozen or forfeited under this Act \r\nCHAPTER V – SPECIAL COURTS \r\n38. Establishment of the Special Courts \r\n39. Jurisdiction \r\n40. Appeal \r\n41. Transfer of cases \r\n42. Special Prosecutors \r\n \r\n \r\n43. Application of the Code \r\n44. Application of other laws \r\nCHAPTER VI – MUTUAL CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE \r\n45. Mutual Assistance with the Federal and Provincial Governments \r\n46. Reports of the Forensic Science Agency \r\nCHAPTER VII – ESTABLISHMENT OF PUNJAB COUNTER NARCOTICS FORCE \r\n47. Establishment of Punjab Counter Narcotics Force \r\n48. Powers and functions of attached department with respect to Narcotics \r\nControl \r\n49. Superintendence, command, control and administration of the Force \r\n50. Establishment of Narcotics Control Stations \r\n51. Role and functions of Punjab CNF \r\n52. Constitution and Composition of CNF \r\n53. Powers of the officers and officials of the Force \r\n54. Uniform \r\nCHAPTER VIII – GENERAL \r\n55. Provincial Fund for control of drug abuse \r\n56. Annual Report of the activities financed out of the Fund \r\n57. Presumption to the assets acquired through dealing in narcotics \r\nsubstances \r\n58. Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description \r\n59. Delegation of powers \r\n59-A. Grant of rewards \r\n60. Indemnity \r\n61. Power to make rules \r\n62. Power to make regulations \r\n63. Removal of difficulties \r\n64. Power to amend schedule \r\n \r\n \r\n65. Savings \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nPUNJAB CONTROL OF NARCOTIC SUBSTANCES ACT 2025 \r\n(LXIV of 2025) \r\n [05 August 2025] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto provide for control of narcotic substances, controlled substances and the \r\nproduction, processing, trafficking and transportation of such drugs and substances \r\nand the prevention of illicit narcotics related activities. \r\nIt is necessary to provide for the control of narcotic substances , controlled \r\nsubstances and th e production, processing, trafficking and transportation of such \r\ndrugs and substances and the prevention of illicit narcotics related activities and for \r\nmatters ancillary thereto and connected therewith in order to eliminate the evils of \r\nthese substances, more effectively and more forcefully for socioeconomic wellbeing \r\nof the people of the Province of Punjab. \r\nIt is hereby enacted as follows: \r\nCHAPTER I \r\nPRELIMINARY \r\n1. Short title, extent and commencement .– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nPunjab Control of Narcotic Substances Act 2025. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Act: \r\n(a) ―accused‖ means a pe rson involved in commission of an offence \r\nunder this Act; \r\n(b) ―addict‖ means a person physically or men tally dependent on any \r\nnarcotic drug or psychotropic substance or a person who habitually \r\nuses narcotic drugs or psychotropic substances or any controlled \r\nsubstance; \r\n(c) ―ANF‖ means Anti Narcotics Force established under the Anti \r\nNarcotics Force Act, 1997 (III of 1997); \r\n(d) ―article‖ means any material, apparatus, machinery, equipment, \r\nutensils or any conveyance and anything used directly or indirectly in \r\nthe commission of an offence under this Act; \r\n(e) ―asset‖ means any property owned, controlled or belonging to an \r\naccused, whether directly or indirectly or in the name of his spouse or \r\nrelatives or associates or benamidars, for which they cannot \r\nreasonably account; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 28 July 2025; and was assented to by Governor of the P unjab \r\non 05 August 2025; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 August 2025, pp. 619-642. \r\n \r\n \r\n(f) ―associate‖ in relation to an accused, means: \r\n(i) any individual knowingly assisting narcotics related activi ties \r\nor has, at the relevant time, been residing in the residential \r\npremises, including out houses and servant -quarters of an \r\naccused for assisting the accused in narcotic activities; or \r\n(ii) any individual who is or has, at the relevant time, been \r\nknowingly managing the affairs or keeping the accounts of an \r\naccused, relating to narcotics activities; or \r\n(iii) any individual, who is or has been, at the relevant time, a \r\nmember, partner or director of any association of persons, \r\nbody of individuals, firm or a private lim ited company involved \r\nin dealing with narcotics business; or \r\n(iv) a trustee, knowingly involved in narcotics activities or trade of \r\nany trust created by an accused in order to cover up narcotics \r\ntrade or activities; or \r\n(v) where the Special Court, for reasons to be recorded, \r\nconsiders that any property of an accused is held on his \r\nbehalf by any other person knowingly involved in narcotics \r\ntrade, activities or business and generating income for its \r\nfurther expansion, such other person; \r\n(g) ―Authorized Officer‖ means: \r\n(i) an officer of the Force, not below the rank of Sub-Inspector, \r\nauthorized by the Commander; or \r\n(ii) a Police officer or official, not below the rank of Sub-Inspector, \r\nauthorized by the Regional Police Officer; \r\n(iii) an officer or official of the ANF, not below the ra nk of Sub -\r\nInspector, authorized by the Director General or Regional \r\nDirector of ANF; \r\n(h) ―Benamidar‖ means a person as defined in the Benami Transaction \r\n(Prohibition) Act, 2017 (V of 2017); \r\n(i) ―cannabis‖ means: \r\n(i) cannabis resin (charas) that is the sepa rated resin, whether \r\ncrude or purified, obtained from the cannabis plant and also \r\nincludes concentrated preparation and resin known as hashish \r\noil or liquid hashish; \r\n(ii) the flowering or fruiting tops of the cannabis plant (excluding the \r\nseed and leaves when not accompanied by the tops) from which \r\nthe resin has not been extracted, by whatever name they may \r\nbe designated or known and include all forms known as bhang, \r\nsiddhi or ganja; and \r\n(iii) any mixture with or without natural materials of any of the abov e \r\nforms of cannabis or any drink prepared therefrom; \r\n(j) ―cannabis plant‖ means any plant of the genus cannabis; \r\n \r\n \r\n(k) ―coca bush‖ means the plant of any species of the genus erythroxylon; \r\n(l) ―coca derivative‖ means: \r\n(i) crude cocaine i.e. any extract of coca l eaf which can be used, \r\ndirectly or indirectly, for the manufacture or production of \r\ncocaine; \r\n(ii) ecgonine, that is, leavo -ecgonine having chemical formula \r\nC9H15NO3H2O and all chemical derivatives of leavo -ecgonine \r\nincluding benzoylecgonine from which it can be recovered; \r\n(iii) cocaine, that is, methyl-benzoyl-leavo-ecgonine having the \r\nchemical formula C17H21NO4 and its salts; and \r\n(iv) all preparations containing more than 0.1 percent of cocaine; \r\n(m) ―coca leaf‖ means: \r\n(i) the leaf of the coca bush except a leaf from which all ecgonine, \r\ncocaine or any other ecgonine alkaloids have been removed; \r\nand \r\n(ii) any mixture thereof, with or without neutral material, but does \r\nnot include any preparation containing not more than 0.1 \r\npercent of cocaine; \r\n(n) ―Code‖ means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898); \r\n(o) ―Commander‖ means Commander of the Punjab Counter Narcotics \r\nForce; \r\n(p) ―controlled substance‖ means any substance which may be used for \r\nthe production or manufacture of narcotic substance or which is \r\ndeclared to be a controlled substance by the Government pursuant to \r\nthe provision of any international convention, and by notification in the \r\n2[official Gazette and given in the Schedule-II appended to this Act]; \r\n(q) ―conveyance‖ means a conveyance of any des cription whatsoever and \r\nincludes, any aircraft, vehicle, vessel, railways or animal; \r\n(r) ―CNSA‖ means the Control of Narcotic Substances Act, 1997 (XXV of \r\n1997); \r\n(s) ―Department‖ means the Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control \r\nDepartment; \r\n(t) ―Director Ge neral‖ means the Director General (Narcotics Control ) \r\nunder this Act and he will be also act as Commander of Punjab \r\nCounter Narcotics Force; \r\n(u) ―Force‖ means Punjab Counter Narcotics Force established under this \r\nAct; \r\n(v) ―Foreign Court‖ means a court of c ompetent jurisdiction of a foreign \r\ncountry, recognized by the Federal Government from time to time; \r\n \r\n2Substituted for the words \"official gazette\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.2(a) \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n(w) ―freezing‖ means prohibiting by an order , made by the Special Court or \r\nan officer authorized under this Act, the transfer, conversion, disposal \r\nor movem ent of any assets and includes the holding, controlling, \r\nassuming custody or managing any assets in pursuance of such order \r\nand, in the case of assets which are perishable, the disposal thereof; \r\n(x) ―Government‖ means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(y) ―illicit traffic‖ in relation to narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or \r\ncontrolled substances means: \r\n(i) cultivating any coca plant or gathering any portion of cocoa \r\nplant; \r\n(ii) cultivating the opium poppy or any cannabis plant or gathering \r\nin any portion thereof; \r\n(iii) engaging in the production, manufacture, possession, sale, \r\npurchase, transportation, warehousing, concealment, use or \r\nconsumption, import into Pakistan, export from Pakistan bring \r\ninto or taken out of the Province or transship any narcotic drugs \r\nor psychotropic substances or controlled substances; \r\n(iv) dealing in any activities in narcotic drugs or psychotropic \r\nsubstances or controlled substances other than those referred \r\nto in sub-clauses (i) to (iii); \r\n(v) handling or letting out any premises for the carrying on of any of \r\nthe activities referred to in sub-clauses (i) to (iv); \r\n(vi) financing directly or indirectly any of the aforementioned \r\nactivities; \r\n(vii) abetting or conspiring in the furtherance of or in support of \r\ndoing any of the aforementioned activities; or \r\n(viii) harboring persons engaged in any o f the aforementioned \r\nactivities; \r\n(z) ―manufacture‖ in relation to narcotic substances, includes: \r\n(i) all processes by which such drugs or substances may be \r\nobtained; \r\n(ii) refining of such drugs or substances; \r\n(iii) transformation of such drugs or substan ces; and making or \r\npreparing such drugs or substance; \r\n(aa) ―manufactured drug‖ includes: \r\n(i) all coca derivatives, medicinal hemp, opium derivatives, \r\ncannabis in any form and any mixture of stalks and flowering or \r\nfruiting tops of the Indian hemp plant (cannabis sativa L), Acetic \r\nAnhydride; and \r\n(ii) any other narcotic substance which the Government may, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette , declare to be manufactured \r\ndrug or which the Federal Government, from time to time, \r\ndeclares to be a manufactured drug; \r\n \r\n \r\n(bb) ―medicinal hemp‖ means any extract or tincture of hemp; \r\n(cc) ―methametaphine‖ means a highly addictive central nervous system \r\nstimulant that is synthetic or semi-synthetic compound C10H15N; \r\n(dd) ―narcotic drug‖ means coca leaf, cannabis, heroin, opium, opium poppy \r\nor derivative, and all manufactured drugs used as narcotics; \r\n(ee) ―narcotic substance‖ means and includes the narcotic drugs, \r\npsychotropic substances and controlled substances; \r\n(ff) ―opium‖ means: \r\n(i) poppy straw, that is to say, all par ts of the poppy plant \r\n(papaversomniferum or any other species of papaver) after \r\n3[mowing], other than the seeds; \r\n(ii) the spontaneously coagulated juice of capsules of poppy which \r\nhas not been subjected to any process other than that \r\nnecessary for packing and transportation; and \r\n(iii) any mixture, with or without natural materials, of any of the \r\nabove forms of opium, but does not include any preparation \r\ncontaining not more than 0.2 percent of morphine; \r\n(gg) ―opium derivative‖ includes: \r\n(i) medicinal opium, that is, opium which has undergone the \r\nprocess necessary to adapt it for medicinal use; \r\n(ii) prepared opium, that is, any product of opium obtained by any \r\nseries of operations designed to transform opium into an extract \r\nsuitable for smoking, and the dross or other residue remaining \r\nafter opium is smoked; \r\n(iii) morphine, that is, the principal alkaloid of opium having the \r\nchemical formula C17H19NO3 and its salts; \r\n(iv) diacetylmorphine, that is, the semi -synthetic substance, also \r\nknown as diamorphine or heroi n, having the chemical formula \r\nC21H23NO5 and its salts; and \r\n(v) all preparations containing more than 0.2 percent of morphine \r\nor containing any diacetylmorphine; \r\n(hh) ―opium poppy‖ means the plant of the species papaversomniferum; \r\n(ii) ―Police Establishment‖ shall have the same meanings as given in the \r\nPolice Order, 2002 (C.E. Order No. 22 of 2002); \r\n(jj) ―poppy straw concentrate‖ means the material obtained after the poppy \r\nstraw has been subjected to a process for the concentration of its \r\nalkaloids; \r\n(kk) ―prescribed‖ means prescribed by the rules and regulations under this \r\nAct; \r\n \r\n3Substituted for the word \"moving\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.2(b) \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n(ll) ―property‖ includes: \r\n(i) all forms of property, whether corporeal or incorporeal, movable, \r\nimmovable, tangible or intangible, real estate or personal \r\nproperty of every description; \r\n(ii) property used to commi t, or to abet the commission of an \r\noffence punishable under this Act; \r\n(iii) all kinds of shares or interest in any corporate body, company, \r\nfirm, business concern, society or fund, registered under the \r\nrelevant law for the time being in force; and \r\n(iv) all documents of title to land, goods or property wherever \r\nsituated money or valuable security issued by the Government; \r\n(mm) ―Province‖ means Province of the Punjab; \r\n(nn) ―psychotropic substance‖ means the substance, specified in the \r\n4[Schedule-I] appended to this Act and such substances as the \r\nGovernment may, by notification in the official Gazette, declare to be a \r\npsychotropic substance; \r\n(oo) ―Regional Police Officer‖ means the Regional Police Officer, as defined \r\nin the Police Order, 2002 (C.E. Order No. 22 of 2002); \r\n(pp) ―relative‖ in relation to an accused, means spouse or any lineal \r\ndescendent of the accused and includes any other person holding \r\nproperty for or on his behalf; \r\n(qq) ―Special Court‖ means the Special Court esta blished under this Act or \r\nany other Court empowered to exercise the powers of the Special \r\nCourt under this Act; \r\n(rr) ―tracing‖ means the finding out the true nature, source, disposition, \r\nmovement or ownership of assets and includes determining the \r\nmovement or conversion of assets by any means; and \r\n(ss) ―Transportation‖ means to bring into the Province, take out of the \r\nProvince or transport within the Province any narcotics substances, \r\notherwise than across National frontiers. \r\n3. Calculation of percentages i n liquid preparations .– The Government may \r\nmake rules prescribing the methods by which percentages in the case of liquid \r\npreparations shall be calculated for the purposes of clauses (l), (m), (ff) and (gg) of \r\nsection 2 of this Act: \r\nProvided that, unless an d until such rules are made, such percentages shall \r\nbe calculated on the basis that a preparation containing one percent of a substance \r\nmeans a preparation in which one gram of the substance, if a solid, or one milliliter of \r\nthe substance, if a liquid, is contained in every one hundred milliliters of the \r\npreparation, and so in proportion for any greater or less percentage. \r\n \r\n4Substituted for the word \"Schedule\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.2(c) \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nCHAPTER II \r\nPROHIBITION AND PUNISHMENT \r\n4. Prohibition on cultivation .– No one shall cultivate or let his land for \r\ncultivation or give p ossession for cultivation of any cannabis plant, coca bush or \r\nopium poppy or gather any portion of a cannabis plant, coca bush or opium poppy: \r\nProvided that the Government with the authorization of the Federal \r\nGovernment may, subject to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed, permit \r\nunder a license upon payment of fee prescribe therein, cultivation or gathering of any \r\nsuch plant, coca bush or opium poppy or any portion thereof exclusively for medical, \r\nscientific, research or industrial purposes. \r\n5. Punishment for contravention of section 4.– Whoever contravenes the \r\nprovisions of section 4 shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend up to \r\nseven year but shall not be less than one year and also be liable to fine. \r\n6. Prohibition of possession of narcotics substance.– No one shall produce, \r\nmanufacture, extract, prepare, possess, offer for sale, sell, purchase, distribute, use \r\nor deliver on any terms whatsoever, transport, traffic, dispatch, any narcotic \r\nsubstances, except for permissible purposes in the manner and subject to such \r\nconditions as may be specified by or under this Act or any other law for the time \r\nbeing in force. \r\n7. Prohibition of interprovincial carriage .– No one shall transport, by any \r\nmeans within or across the boundaries of the Pr ovince any narcotic substance, \r\ncannabis plant, coca, bush or opium, poppy, save in accordance with the provisions \r\nof this Act or as may be prescribed. \r\n8. Prohibition on trafficking or financing the trafficking of narcotic \r\nsubstances, etc.– No one shall: \r\n(a) organize, manage, traffic in, transport or finance the transportation, \r\nmanufacturing or trafficking of any narcotic substance; or \r\n(b) use violence or arms for committing or attempting to commit an offence \r\npunishable under this Act. \r\n \r\n9. Punishment for con travention of sections 6, 7 and 8 .– (1) Whoever \r\ncontravenes the provisions of section 6, 7, and 8 shall be punished with punishment \r\nas given in column (3) of the TABLE below with regard to offence committed as \r\nmentioned in column (2) thereof, namely: \r\nTABLE \r\nSr. \r\nNo. \r\nOffence Punishment \r\nType of \r\nNarcotics \r\nQuantity \r\n(1) (2) (3) \r\n1. Bhang (a) Up to 999 grams. imprisonment which may extend to three years \r\nbut shall not be less than six months along with \r\nfine which may be up to ten thousand rupees. \r\n \r\n \r\n(b) 1000 grams to \r\n9999 grams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to seven years \r\nbut shall not be less than three years along with \r\nfine which may be up to one hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than ten thousand rupees. \r\n(c) 10000 grams to \r\n19999 grams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to fourteen years \r\nbut shall not be less than seven years along with \r\nfine which may be up to two hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than one hundred thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n(d) 20000 grams or \r\nmore. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to life \r\nimprisonment but shall not be less than fourteen \r\nyears along with fine which shall not be less than \r\ntwo hundred thousand rupees. \r\n2. Post or \r\npoppy straw \r\n(a) Up to 999 grams. imprisonment which may extend to four years but \r\nshall not be less than eight months along w ith fine \r\nwhich may be up to twenty thousand rupees. \r\n(b) 1000 grams to \r\n9999 grams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to eight years but \r\nshall not be less than four years along with fine \r\nwhich may be up to two hundred thousand rupees \r\nbut shall not be less than twenty thousand rupees. \r\n(c) 10000 grams to \r\n14999 grams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to fourteen years \r\nbut shall not be less than eight years along with \r\nfine which may be up to three hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than two hundred thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n(d) 15000 grams or \r\nmore. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to life \r\nimprisonment but shall not be less than fourteen \r\nyears along with fine which shall not be less than \r\nthree hundred thousand rupees. \r\n3. Charas (a) Up to 499 grams. imprisonment which may extend to five years but \r\nshall not be less than ten months along with fine \r\nwhich may be up to forty thousand rupees. \r\n(b) 500 grams to 999 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to nine years but \r\nshall not be less than five years along with fine \r\nwhich may be up to eighty thousand rupees but \r\nnot less than forty thousand rupees. \r\n(c) 1000 grams to 4999 \r\ngrams. \r\n \r\nimprisonment which may extend to fourteen years \r\nbut shall not be less than nine years along with \r\nfine which may be up to four hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than eighty thousand rupees. \r\n(d) 5000 grams to \r\n9999 grams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to twenty years \r\nbut shall not be less than fourteen years along \r\nwith fine which may be up to eight hundred \r\nthousand rupees but not less than four hun dred \r\nthousand rupees. \r\n(e) 10000 grams or \r\nmore. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to life \r\nimprisonment but shall not be less than twenty \r\nyears along with fine which shall not be less \r\nthan eight hundred thousand rupees. \r\n4. Hashish oil \r\nand liquid \r\nHashish \r\n(a) Up to 499 grams. imprisonment which may extend to seven \r\nyears but shall not be less than fourteen months \r\nalong with fine which may be up to forty thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n \r\n \r\n(b) 500 grams to 999 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to fourteen years \r\nbut shall not be less than seven years along with \r\nfine which may be up to eighty thousand rupees \r\nbut not less than forty thousand rupees. \r\n(c) 1000 grams to 4999 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to twenty years \r\nbut shall not be less than fourteen years along \r\nwith fine which may be up to four hundred \r\nthousand rupees but not less than eighty thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n(d) 5000 grams or \r\nmore. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to life \r\nimprisonment but shall not be less than twenty \r\nyears along with fine which shall not be less \r\nthan four hundred thousand rupees. \r\n5. Opium (a) Up to 499 grams. imprisonment which may extend to six years but \r\nshall not be less than one year along with fine \r\nwhich may be up to fifty thousand rupees. \r\n(b) 500 grams to 999 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may ex tend to nine years but \r\nshall not be less than six years along with fine \r\nwhich may be up to one hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than fifty thousand rupees. \r\n(c) 1000 grams to 2999 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to twelve years \r\nbut shall not be less than nine years along with \r\nfine which may be up to three hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than one hundred thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n (d) 3000 grams to \r\n4999 grams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to fifteen years \r\nbut shall not be less than twelve years alo ng with \r\nfine which may be up to five hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than three hundred thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n(e) 5000 grams to \r\n7999 grams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to twenty years \r\nbut shall not be less than fifteen years along with \r\nfine which may be up to eight hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than five hundred thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n(f) 8000 grams or \r\nmore. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to life \r\nimprisonment but shall not be less than twenty \r\nyears along with fine which shall not be less \r\nthan eight hundred thousand rupees. \r\n6. Heroin and \r\nmorphine \r\n(a) Up to 99 grams. imprisonment which may extend to seven \r\nyears but shall not be less than eighteen months \r\nalong with fine which may be up to twenty five \r\nthousand rupees. \r\n(b) 100 grams to 499 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to ten years but \r\nshall not be less than seven years along with fine \r\nwhich may be up to one hundred and twenty -five \r\nthousand rupees but not less than twenty five \r\nthousand rupees. \r\n(c) 500 grams to 1999 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to fourteen years \r\nbut shall not be less than ten years along with fine \r\nwhich may be up to five hundred thousand rupees \r\nbut not less than one hundred and twenty five \r\nthousand rupees. \r\n \r\n \r\n(d) 2000 grams to \r\n3999 grams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend t o twenty years \r\nbut shall not be less than fourteen years along \r\nwith fine which may be up to one million rupees \r\nbut not less than five hundred thousand rupees. \r\n(e) 4000 grams to \r\n5999 grams. \r\nimprisonment may be for life but shall not be less \r\nthan twenty y ears along with fine which may be \r\nup to one and half million rupees but shall not be \r\nless than one million rupees. \r\n(f) 6000 grams or \r\nmore. \r\nimprisonment which shall not be less than life \r\nalong with fine which may extend to two million \r\nbut shall not be less than one and half million \r\nrupees. \r\n7. Cocaine (a) Up to 99 grams. imprisonment which may extend to seven \r\nyears but shall not be less than eighteen months \r\nalong with fine up to fifty thousand rupees. \r\n(b) 100 grams to 999 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to fifteen years \r\nbut shall not be less than seven years along with \r\nfine which may be up to five hundred thousand \r\nrupees but not less than fifty thousand rupees. \r\n(c) 1000 grams to 4999 \r\ngrams. \r\nimprisonment which may extend to twenty years \r\nbut shall not be less than fifteen years along with \r\nfine which may be up to two million and five \r\nhundred thousand rupees but not less than five \r\nhundred thousand rupees. \r\n(d) 5000 grams or \r\nmore. \r\nimprisonment for life but imprisonment shall not \r\nbe less than twenty years along with fine which \r\nshall not be less than two million and five hundred \r\nthousand rupees. \r\nProvided that if an offence is committed relating to narcotic drug inside or near \r\na school, college, university, educational setting or any other educational institution, \r\nmaximum punishment provided for that offence shall be awarded: \r\nProvided further that if any person who has previously been convicted for any \r\noffence under this Act is subsequently convicted for the offence relating to narcotic \r\ndrug, he shall be convicted with maximum punishment provided for that offence. \r\n(2) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sections 6, 7, and 8 regarding \r\npsychotropic substances 5[given in the Schedule -I] shall be punished with \r\npunishment as given in column (3) of the TABLE bel ow with regard to quantity of \r\npsychotropic substances given in column (2) thereof, namely: \r\nTABLE \r\nSr. \r\nNo. \r\nOffence with regard to \r\nquantity of psychotropic \r\nsubstance \r\nPunishment \r\n(1) (2) (3) \r\n1 Up to 20 grams. Imprisonment which may extend to one year but shall not be \r\nless than two months along with fine which may be up to fifty \r\n \r\n5Inserted by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.3a(i) \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\nthousand rupees. \r\n2 More than 20 grams and up to \r\n50 grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to two years but shall not \r\nbe less than one year along with fine which may be up to \r\none hundred thousand rupees. \r\n3 More than 50 grams and up to \r\n100 grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to three years but shall not \r\nbe less than two years along with fine which may be up to \r\ntwo hundred thousand rupees. \r\n4 More than 100 grams and up \r\nto 500 grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to five years but shall not \r\nbe less than three years along with fine which may be up to \r\nfour hundred thousand rupees. \r\n5 More than 500 grams and up \r\nto one kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to seven years but shall not \r\nbe less than five years along with fine which may be up to \r\neight hundred thousand rupees. \r\n6 More than one kilo grams and \r\nup to two kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to ten years but shall not be \r\nless than seven years along with fine which may be up to \r\ntwelve hundred thousand rupees. \r\n7 More than two kilo grams and \r\nup to three kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to fourteen years but shall \r\nnot be less than ten years along with fine which may be up to \r\nsixteen hundred thousand rupees. \r\n8 More than three kilo grams \r\nand up to four kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to twenty years but shall not \r\nbe less than fourteen years along with fine which may be up \r\nto eighteen hundred thousand rupees. \r\n9 Exceeding four kilo grams. Imprisonment which shall not be less than life imprisonment \r\nalong with fine which shall not be less than two million \r\nrupees. \r\nProvided that if any offence is committed relating to psychotropic substance \r\ninside or near a school, college, university, educational setting or any other \r\neducational institution, he shall be punishable with maximum punishment provided \r\nfor that offence: \r\nProvided further that if any person who has previously been convicted for any \r\noffence under this Act is subsequently convicted for the offence relating to \r\npsychotropic substance and quantity does not exceed two kilograms than he shall be \r\nconvicted with maximum punishment provided for that offence: \r\nProvided also that if the quantity of psychotropic substance in subsequent \r\noffence exceeds two kilograms, the puni shment shall not be less than life \r\nimprisonment. \r\nProvided further that if recovered psychotropic substance is \r\nmethamphetamine (ICE) given at serial number 47 of the 6[Schedule-I] to the Act and \r\nquantity exceeds four kilograms, punishment shall be life impr isonment and fine \r\nwhich may not be less than two and half million. \r\n(3) Whoever contravenes the provisions of sections 6, 7 and 8 regarding \r\ncontrolled substances 7[given in the Schedule -II] shall be punishable with \r\n \r\n6Substituted for the word \" Schedule\" by the Punjab Control of Narcot ic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.3(ii) \r\n7Inserted by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XIV of 2026), published in the Pu njab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.3(b) \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\npunishment given in column (3) of the following Table-I and Table-II respectively \r\nwith regard to offence committed as mentioned in column (2) thereof, namely: \r\nTABLE-I \r\nSr. \r\nNo. \r\nOffence with regard to \r\nquantity of controlled \r\nsubstance \r\nPunishment \r\n(1) (2) (3) \r\n1 Up to 100 grams. Imprisonment which may ext end to six months but shall not \r\nbe less than two months along -with fine which may be up to \r\ntwenty-five thousand rupees. \r\n2 More than 100 grams and up \r\nto 500 grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to one year but shall not \r\nbe less than six months along -with fine which may be up to \r\nfifty thousand rupees. \r\n3 More than 500 grams and up \r\nto one kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to three years but shall not \r\nbe less than one year along -with fine which may be up to \r\none hundred thousand rupees. \r\n4 More than one kilo grams and \r\nup to two kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to five years but shall not \r\nbe less than three years along -with fine which may be up to \r\none hundred and fifty thousand rupees. \r\n5 More than two kilo grams and \r\nup to five kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to seven years but shall \r\nnot be less than five years along -with fine which may be up \r\nto three hundred thousand rupees. \r\n6 More than five kilo grams and \r\nup to seven kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to ten years but shall not \r\nbe less than seven years along -with fine which may be up \r\nto five hundred thousand rupees. \r\n7 More than seven kilo grams \r\nand up to ten kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to fourteen years but shall \r\nnot be less than ten years along -with fine which may be up \r\nto seven hundred thousand rupees. \r\n8 Exceeding ten kilo grams. Imprisonment which shall not be less than life imprisonment \r\nalong-with fine which may be up to one million rupees. \r\n \r\nTABLE-II \r\nSr. \r\nNo. \r\nOffence with regard to \r\nquantity of controlled \r\nsubstance \r\nPunishment \r\n(1) (2) (3) \r\n1 Up to one kilo grams. Imprisonment which may extend to six months but shall not be \r\nless than two months along with fine which may be up to ten \r\nthousand rupees. \r\n2 More than one kilo grams \r\nand up to three kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to one year but shall no t be \r\nless than six months along with fine which may be up to fifty \r\nthousand rupees. \r\n3 More than three kilo grams \r\nand up to five kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to three years but shall not be \r\nless t han one year along with fine which may be up to one \r\nhundred thousand rupees. \r\n4 More than five kilo grams \r\nand up to ten kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to five years but shall not be \r\nless than three years along with fine which may be up to two \r\nhundred thousand rupees. \r\n \r\n \r\n5 More than ten kilo grams \r\nand up to twenty kilo \r\ngrams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to seven years but shall not be \r\nless than five years along with fine which may be up to three \r\nhundred thousand rupees. \r\n6 More than twenty kilo \r\ngrams and up to thirty kilo \r\ngrams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to ten years but shall not be \r\nless than five years along with fine which may be up to five \r\nhundred thousand rupees. \r\n7 More than thirty kilo grams \r\nand up to fifty kilo grams. \r\nImprisonment which may extend to fourteen years but shall not \r\nbe less than ten years along with fine which may be up to \r\nseven hundred thousand rupees. \r\n8 Exceeding fifty kilo grams. Imprisonment shall not be less than life imprisonment along with \r\nfine which may be up to one million rupees. \r\nProvided that if any person who has previously been convicted for any offence \r\nunder this Act , or any other law on the subject of controlled substance is \r\nsubsequently convicted for the offence relating to controlled substances and quantity \r\ndoes not exceed from six kilograms then he shall be convicted with maximum \r\npunishment provided for that offence: \r\n Provided further that when the quantity of controlled substances in \r\nsubsequent offence exceeds six kilograms the accused shall be punished with not \r\nless than life imprisonment: \r\n Provided further also that if any accused is found guilty of trafficking narcotic \r\ndrug, psychotropic substance or controlled substance into or from Province, he shall \r\nbe convicted with maximum punishment provided for that offence. \r\n(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law or prison rules for \r\nthe time being in force, no remissions in any sentence shall be allowed to a convict \r\nunder this Act: \r\nProvided that in case of a juvenile or female convicted and sentenced f or an \r\noffence under this Act , remission, may be granted as deemed appropriate by the \r\nGovernment. \r\n(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in any law or rules for the time \r\nbeing in force, neither probation in any sentence shall be allowed nor any accused \r\nconvicted under this Act shall be released on parole: \r\nProvided that if the convict is a juvenile or female, he can be released on \r\nprobation on parole as per relevant laws and rules. \r\n(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for time being in \r\nforce, imprisonment for life under this Act means imprisonment in jail for the period of \r\ntwenty-five years. \r\n10. Prohibition on owning, operating premises or machinery etc. for \r\nmanufacture of narcotic substances etc .– No one shall own, manage, operate or \r\ncontrol any p remises, place, equipment or machinery etc. for the purpose of \r\nmanufacture or production of cannabis, cocaine, opium, opium derivatives, narcotic \r\nsubstances, save in accordance with the conditions of the licen se and payment of \r\nsuch fees as may be prescribed. \r\n11. Punishment for contravention of section 10.– Whoever contravenes the \r\nprovision of section 1 0 shall be punishable with imprisonment which may extend to \r\n \r\n \r\ntwenty-five years but shall not be less than ten years and shall also be liable to fine \r\nwhich may extend to rupees five million but shall not be less than rupees one million. \r\n12. Prohibition of acquisition and possession of assets derived from \r\nnarcotic substances etc.– No one shall knowingly: \r\n(a) possess, acquire, use, convert, assign or transfer any a sset which \r\nhave been derived, generated or obtained, directly or indirectly, either \r\nin his own name or in the name of his associate, relative or any other \r\nperson through an act or omission relating to narcotic substances \r\nwhich constitutes an offence punish able under this Act , or under any \r\nother law relating to narcotic substances or psychotropic substances; \r\n(b) hold or possess on behalf of accused any assets referred to in clause \r\n(a); and \r\n(c) conceal or disguise the true nature, source, location, dispositio n, \r\nmovement, title or ownership of such assets by making false \r\ndeclaration in relation thereto. \r\n13. Punishment for contravention of section 12.– Whoever contravenes the \r\nprovisions of section 12 shall be punished with imprisonment, which may extend to \r\nfourteen years but shall not be less than five years and shall also be liable to fine, \r\nwhich shall not be less than the prevailing value of the assets and such assets shall \r\nalso be liable to forfeiture to the Government. \r\n14. Prohibition on aiding, abetting or a ssociating in narcotic offences .– No \r\none shall, participate in, associate or conspire to commit, attempt to commit, aid, \r\nabet, facilitate, incite, induce or counsel the commission of an offence punishable \r\nunder this Act. \r\n15. Punishment for contravention of section 14.– Whoever contravenes the \r\nprovision of section 14, shall, whether such offence committed or not in \r\nconsequence of such participation, association, conspiracy, aiding, abetment, \r\nfacilitation, incitement, inducement or counseling, be punished wit h the punishment \r\nprovided for the offence or such lesser punishment as may be awarded by the \r\nSpecial Court. \r\n16. Punishment for offence for which no punishment is provided .– Whoever \r\ncontravenes any provision of this Act, rules or any order made under this Act, or any \r\nlicense, permit or authorization issued by the Government, for which no punishme nt \r\nis separately provided in this Act , shall be punished with imprisonment for a term \r\nwhich may extend to three years and fine. \r\n17. Obstruction to officers.– Whoever hinders or obstructs any officer / officials \r\nof the Counter Narcotics Force, or the Special Court, as the case may be, from any \r\nfunction or proceedings, under this Act or willfully furnishes to such officer or Special \r\nCourt, as the case may be, any inform ation, which, to his knowledge or belief, false \r\nin material particulars, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term, \r\nwhich may extend to three years and fine but shall not be less than one year and \r\nfine. \r\n18. Limit of fine, etc .– Where for any offence under this Act no amount of \r\nminimum fine has been fixed, the Special Court shall impose a fine keeping in view \r\n \r\n \r\nthe quality and quantity of the narcotic drug, psychotropic substance or controlled \r\nsubstance involved in the commission of such offence. \r\n19. Forfeiture of assets.– Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, where \r\nthe Special Court finds a person guilty of an offence punishable under this Act and \r\nsentences him to imprisonment for one year or above, the Court shall order for \r\nforfeiture of any asset derived from the co mmission of an offence under this Act to \r\nthe Government, however, the burden of proof shall rest on the accused that any \r\nsuch asset or any part thereof has not been so acquired or obtained. \r\n20. Offences cognizable, non -bailable and non -compoundable.– All the \r\noffences under the Act shall be cognizable, non-bailable and non-compoundable. \r\nCHAPTER III \r\nWARRANT OF SEARCH, ARREST AND INVESTIGATION \r\n21. Power to issue warrants .– The Special Court may issue to an authorized \r\nofficer, a warrant for the arrest of a person or accused whom it has reason to believe \r\nto have committed an offence punishable under this Act or for the search, at any \r\ntime, of any building, place, premises, dwelling house or conveyance in which he has \r\nreason to be lieve that any narcotic substance or psychotropic substance is kept or \r\nconcealed: \r\nProvided that the officer, to whom a search warrant is issued, shall, in case of a \r\ndwelling house, be accompanied by lady constables and an opportunity to the \r\nwomen of such d welling house shall be given to observe pardah in order to maintain \r\nthe dignity and modesty of the women and dwelling house. \r\n(2) The officer to whom a search warrant under sub -section (1) is \r\naddressed shall have all the power of an officer acting under section 22 of this Act. \r\n22. Power of entry, search, seizure .– (1) Where an authorized officer, who from \r\nhis personal knowledge or information given to him by any person, is of the opinion \r\nthat any narcotic substance is kept or concealed in any building, place , premises, \r\ndwelling house or conveyance and warrant for the search or arrest cannot be \r\nobtained from the Special Court against such person without affording him an \r\nopportunity for the concealment of evidence or facility for his escape, such officer \r\nmay: \r\n(a) enter into any such building, place, premises, dwelling house; \r\n(b) break open any door and remove any other obstacle to such entry in \r\ncase of resistance; \r\n(c) seize such narcotic substances and other materials, machinery and \r\nequipment etc. used in the ma nufacturing thereof and any other article \r\nor documents which he has reason to believe to be liable for \r\nconfiscation or may furnish evidence of the commission of an offence \r\npunishable under this Act; and \r\n(d) search and, if he thinks proper, arrest and detai n any person whom he \r\nhas reason to believe to have committed an offence punishable under \r\nthis Act. \r\n \r\n \r\n (2) Before or immediately after taking any action under sub -section (1), the \r\nauthorized officer, mentioned in sub -section (1), shall record the grounds and basis \r\nof his information and take immediate necessary action and forthwith send a copy of \r\nthe same to the Commander or as the case may be, to the Special Court. \r\n23. Power of seizure and arrest in public places .– An officer authorized under \r\nthis Act shall: \r\n(a) seize, in any public place or in transit, any narcotic substance and \r\ndocuments or other articles; and \r\n(b) search and arrest any person against whom he has reason to believe \r\nas to his involvement in the commission of an offence punishable under \r\nthis Act. \r\nExplanation. For the purpose of this section, the expression public place includes any \r\npublic conveyance, hotel, shop or any other place in tended for use by or accessible \r\nto the public. \r\n24. Power to stop and search conveyance .– An authorized officer, hav ing \r\nreason to suspect that any conveyance is being or is likely to be used for the \r\ntransportation or trafficking of any narcotic substanc e, may stop such conveyance \r\nand: \r\n(a) search and examine the conveyance, person and goods or part thereof; \r\n(b) seize the narcotic substances, conveyance recover during search and \r\narrest the accused; and \r\n(c) if required, may use reasonable force to intercept the conveyance. \r\n25. Mode of making searches and arrest .– The provisions of the Code, except \r\nthose of section 103 ther eof, shall, mutatis mutandis , apply to all searches and \r\narrests. \r\n26. Punishment for vexatious entry, search, seizure or arrest .– An officer \r\nauthorized under this Act, who: \r\n(a) without reasonable grounds of suspicion, enters or searches or causes \r\nto be entered or searched any building, place, premises, dwelling house \r\nor conveyance; \r\n(b) unnecessarily seizes the property of any person on the pretext of \r\nseizing or searching for any narcotic substances or any other article or \r\ndocument relating to any offence under this Act; and \r\n(c) unnecessarily, searches or arrests any person; \r\nshall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to \r\nthree years and shall also be liable to fine which may extend to one \r\nhundred thousand rupees but shall not be less than fifty thousand \r\nrupees. \r\n27. Disposal of articles seized and person arrested .– (1) Any person arrested \r\nand articles or the conveyance seized under this Act , shall be produced, within \r\n \r\n \r\ntwenty-four hours of the arrest or seizure, before the court of the compete nt \r\njurisdiction under this Act. \r\n(2) The Special Court to whom the accused, propert y, conveyance and \r\narticles etc. are produced under sub -section (1), shall, with all convenient dispatch, \r\ntake such measures as may be necessary for the disposal thereof. \r\n28. Power to call for information.– (1) An officer authorized under this Act, may, \r\nduring the course of an inquiry or investigation, as the case may be: \r\n(a) call for information from any person for the purpose of satisfying himself \r\nwhether there has been any contravention of the provisions of this Act or \r\nrules; or \r\n(b) require any person to produce or deliver any document or thing relevant \r\nto the inquiry or investigation; or \r\n(c) examine any person acquainted with the facts and circumstances of the \r\ncase; or \r\n(d) require any institution including a bank or financial institution for the \r\nabove purposes as may be required. \r\n(2) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any other law for \r\nthe time being in force, no department, authority, office or banking co mpany shall \r\nrefuse to provide documents and information called by the Commander of the Force \r\nor any officer authorized by him on his behalf. \r\n29. Articles connected with narcotics .– (1) Whenever any offence has been \r\ncommitted which is punishable under this Act, the narcotic drug, methamphetamine, \r\npsychotropic substance or controlled substance, materials, apparatus, machinery \r\narticles, documents and utensils in respect of which or by means of which such \r\noffence has been committed shall be liable to confiscation. \r\n(2) Any narcotic drug, methamphetamine, psychotropic substance, \r\ncontrolled substance imported, transported, manufactured, possessed or sold along \r\nwith or in addition to, any narcotic drug, psychotropic substance or controlled \r\nsubstance, liable to conf iscation under sub -section (1) and the receptacles or \r\npackages and vehicles, vessels and other conveyances, used in carrying such drugs \r\nand substances, shall likewise be liable to confiscation: \r\nProvided that if any currency whether local or foreign or any valuable item \r\nhaving monetary value used for the commi ssion of the offence under this Act is \r\nseized, it shall be confiscated along with other articles. \r\n30. Procedure for confiscation .– (1) In the trial of offences under this Act , \r\nwhether the accused is co nvicted or acquitted, the Special Court shall decide \r\nwhether any asset, article frozen or seized in connection with such offence is liable to \r\nconfiscation. \r\n(2) Where any asset, conveyance or article seized under this Act, appears \r\nto be liable to confisc ation under any provision of this Act, but the owner or person \r\nwho committed the offence, in connection therewith, is not known or cannot be found, \r\nthe Special Court may inquire into and decide such liability and may order \r\nconfiscation accordingly: \r\n \r\n \r\nProvided that no order of confiscation as such shall be made until the expiry of \r\none month from the date of freezing or seizure or without hearing any person who \r\nmay claim any right thereto and the evidence, if any, which he produces in respect of \r\nhis claim: \r\nProvided further that if any such article other than a narcotic drug, \r\npsychotropic substance or controlled substance is susceptible to speedy and natural \r\ndecay or in case of a vehicle, the Commander or any other officer authorized by him \r\nfinds that the sale of such article or vehicle is for the benefit of its owner, he may, with \r\nthe approval of the Special Court, after due notice to the owner and by public auction, \r\ndirect that the article, as the case may be, the vehicle be sold in accordance with the \r\nrules made u nder this Act and the sale proceeds shall be deposited in the \r\nGovernment Treasury for prevention of drug abuse till the conclusion of the case. \r\n(3) If on adjudication, in case of appeal the vehicle or, as the case may be, \r\nan article so sold is found not to have been liable to such confiscation, the entire sale \r\nproceeds shall be transferred to the owner. \r\n(4) Unless otherwise prescribed a narcotic drug, psychotropic substance or \r\ncontrolled substance, seized under this Act, shall be disposed of as per procedur e \r\nunder the Code. \r\nProvided that the Provincial Government may exempt any narcotic substance \r\nfor disposal under section 516A of the Code by making rules under this Act. \r\nCHAPTER IV \r\nTRACING, FREEZING, FORFEITURE AND CONFISCATION OF ASSETS \r\n31. Freezing of asse ts, etc .– (1) Where the Special Court, trying an offence \r\npunishable under this Act , is satisfied that there appear reasonable grounds for \r\nbelieving that the accused has committed such an offence, it may order freezing of \r\nthe assets of the accused, his relatives and associates. \r\n(2) Where, in the opinion of the Director General or an authorized officer \r\non his behalf, as the case may be, an offence is being or has been committed, he \r\nmay freeze the assets of such accused and within thirty days of the freezing s hall \r\nsubmit to the Special Court the material on the basis of which the freezing was made \r\nand further continuation of the freezing or otherwise shall be decided by the Special \r\nCourt. \r\n(3) The Director General or authorized officer in his behalf, as the case \r\nmay be, shall trace, identify and freeze the assets during the investigation or trial for \r\nthe purpose of forfeiture by the Special Court. \r\n32. Tracing of assets .– (1) On receipt of a complaint or credible information or \r\nwhere reasonable suspicion exists ab out any person that he has acquired or \r\nobtained or is in possession of assets through illicit involvement in narcotic \r\nsubstances, an authorized officer shall proceed to trace and identify such assets. \r\n(2) Information about such assets, when collected by th e officer so \r\nauthorized, shall forthwith be laid before the Special Court for forfeiture thereof. \r\n(3) The actions referred to in sub -sections (1) and (2) may include any \r\ninquiry, investigation or survey in respect of any person, premises, place, property, \r\nconveyance, documents and books of accounts. \r\n \r\n \r\n33. Order for forfeiture of assets .– (1) Where the Special Court convicts an \r\naccused under this Act, the Director General or an authorized officer on his behalf \r\nmay request the said court by an application in wr iting along with a list of the assets \r\nof the convict or, as the case may be, his associates, relatives or any other person \r\nholding or possessing such assets on his behalf, for forfeiture thereof. \r\n(2) Where the Special Court is satisfied that any assets spe cified in the list \r\nreferred to in sub-section (1) were derived, generated or obtained in contravention of \r\nthis Act , it may order that such assets shall stand forfeited to the Government, in \r\ncase of conviction by Special Court: \r\nProvided that no order under this section shall be made without issuing a \r\nnotice to show cause and providing a reasonable opportunity of being heard to the \r\nperson being affected by such order: \r\nProvided further that if such person fails to explain or defaults in appearance \r\nbefore the Special Court on any date appointed by it, the Special Court may proceed \r\nto record an order ex-parte on the basis of the evidence available before it. \r\n(3) Where any share in a company is forfeited to the Government under \r\nsub-section (2), notwithstanding anything contained in the Companies Act, 2017 (XIX \r\nof 2017), or any other law for the time being in force or Articles of Association of the \r\nCompany, such shares shall be registered in the name of the Government. \r\n34. Prohibition of alienation of frozen propert y.– (1) Where any order under \r\nsection 32 is made under this Act, any alienation or transfer of such asset be void, \r\nand if such asset is subsequently forfeited to the Government, any such alienation or \r\ntransfer of assets shall be deemed to be of no effect whatsoever. \r\n(2) Any person knowingly alienating or transferring any asset in respect \r\nwhereof an order has been made under this Act shall be guilty of an offence \r\npunishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with \r\nfine, or with both. \r\n35. Punishment for acquiring property liable for proceedings under this \r\nAct.– Any person knowingly acquiring any asset frozen under this Act shall be \r\npunished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and with \r\nfine. \r\n36. Power to take possession.– (1) In case of forfeiture of an asset the Special \r\nCourt may direct the person holding or possessing such asset to surrender or deliver \r\nits possession to the Administrator appointed under this Act. \r\n(2) If any person refuses or fails to comply with a direction issued under \r\nsub-section (1), the Special Court may require the police assistance to the \r\nAdministrator. \r\n37. Management of assets frozen or forfeited under this Act .– (1) The \r\nGovernment may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint any officer of the \r\nGovernment as it may think fit to perform the functions of an Administrator of the \r\nassets frozen or forfeited under this order. \r\n(2) The Administrator appointed under sub-section (1), shall take such \r\nactions and exercise such powers as t he Government may direct for the \r\n \r\n \r\nmaintenance and disposal of the assets which are frozen or forfeited to the \r\nGovernment. \r\nCHAPTER V \r\nSPECIAL COURTS \r\n38. Establishment of the Special Courts .– (1) The Government shall, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, e stablish as many Special Courts as it considers \r\nnecessary under this Act and appoint, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the \r\nLahore High Court, the Judges for each Special Court and where it establishes more \r\nthan one Special Court, it shall specify in the notification the place of sitting of each \r\nSpecial Court and the territorial limits within which it shall exercise jurisdiction under \r\nthis Act. \r\n(2) There shall be two classes of Special Courts to try offences under this \r\nAct, namely: \r\n(a) Special Courts having the power to try all offences; and \r\n(b) Special Courts having the power to try offences punishable with \r\nimprisonment up to 8[two] years. \r\n(3) No person shall be appointed as a Ju dge of the Special Court \r\nunless: \r\n(a) in clause (a) of sub -section (2), he is a Sessions Judge or Additional \r\nSessions Judge of the Sessions Division concerned; and \r\n(b) in clause (b) of sub -section (2), he is a Judicial Magistrate First Class \r\nof the notified area. \r\n(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), the Government \r\nmay, in consultation with the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court, designate and \r\nconfer the powers of a Special Court referred to: \r\n(a) in sub-section (2), in clause (a), on any Sessions Judge or Additional \r\nSessions Judge; and \r\n(b) in sub-section (2), in clause (b), on any Judicial Magistrate of the First \r\nClass. \r\n(5) The Special Court shall have all the powers and shall be empowered to \r\nfollow the procedure as vested in the court trying the offences under the Code. \r\n39. Jurisdiction.– (1) 9[ * * * * * * * * *\r\n * * ]10[The Special] Court shall have the exclusive jurisdiction to try all \r\noffences cognizable under this Act and when trying an offence under this Act, may \r\nalso try an offence other than an offence under this Act with which the accused may, \r\nunder the Code, be charged jointly at the same trial. \r\n \r\n8Substituted for the word \"three\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.2 \r\n9Omitted by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.3(a) \r\n10Substituted by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.3(a) \r\n \r\n \r\n(2) No court other than the Special Court established under this Act shall \r\nhave the power to entertain any suit or claim relating to the property and forfeiture of \r\nassets under this Act. \r\n11[(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sections 496 and 497 of the \r\nCode, bail shall not be granted to an accused person charged with an offence \r\nunder this Act or under any other law relating to narcotics where the offence is \r\npunishable with life imprisonment. \r\n(4) In case of offences, other than those punishable as provided under \r\nsub-section (3), bail, normally, shall not be granted unless the court is of the \r\nopinion that it is a case fit for the grant of bail and against the security of a \r\nsubstantial amount.] \r\n40. Appeal.– An appeal, under this Act, shall be made against the order of the \r\nSpecial Court in the following manner: \r\n12\r\n[(a) against the order of the Special Court, as specified in clause (a) of sub -\r\nsection (2) of section 38, to the Lahore High Court and it shal l be heard \r\nby a bench consisting of not less than two judges of that court to be \r\nnominated by the Chief Justice, Lahore High Court; and;] \r\n (b) against the order of the Special Court, as specified in clause (b) of sub -\r\nsection (2) of section 13[38], to the C ourt of Sessions or Additional \r\nSessions Judge of the Sessions Division concerned. \r\n41. Transfer of cases.– (1) Where more Special Courts than one are established \r\nwithin the territorial jurisdiction of Lahore High Court, it may, by order in writing, \r\ntransfer a case, at any stage, from one Special Court to another Special Court, in \r\naccordance with section 526 of the Code, as if the Special Court was a Court of \r\nSessions. \r\n(2) 14\r\n[ * * * * * * * * * * * ] \r\n(3) Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, a rem and may be \r\ngranted by the nearest Judicial Magistrate of the first class. \r\n(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code or any other law for \r\nthe time being in force, a person arrested under this Act, shall having regard to the \r\nfacts and circumstances of the case, be detained in custody for the purpose of \r\ninquiry and investigation for a period not exceeding ninety days and the court may \r\nremand an accused person to custody not exceeding fifteen days at a time and for \r\nevery subsequent remand, the Court shall record reasons in writing. \r\n42. \r\n15\r\n[Prosecution of cases ].– (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in the \r\nCode, the public prosecutors shall conduct the case before the Special Court and \r\n \r\n11Substituted by the Punjab Control of Narcotics Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published in the Pu njab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.3(b) \r\n12Substituted by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published in the Punjab \r\nGazette (Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.4(a) \r\n13Substituted for the word \"39\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published in \r\nthe Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.4(b) \r\n14Omitted by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.5 \r\n15Substituted for the words \"Special Prosecutors\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of \r\n2026), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.4 \r\n \r\n \r\nany appellate court and to withdraw such proceedings if so directed by the \r\nGovernment or the government may by notification declare any number of Deputy \r\nDirector or Assistant Director of the Force to also act as ex-officio public prosecutor \r\nin respect of all offences relating to narcotics, for trial before the Special Court or any \r\nappellate court when so directed by the Director General and may conduct the \r\nproceedings in the said Court and deal with any matter connected therewith or \r\nancillary thereto. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the above clause, the Government may appoint a \r\nperson, who is an advocate of a High Court or Supreme Court to be a Special \r\nProsecutor on such terms and conditions as may be prescribed and any person so \r\nappointed shall be competent to conduct proceedings under this Act before a Special \r\nCourt and any ap pellate court and if so directed by the Government, to withdraw \r\nsuch proceedings. \r\n43. Application of the Code .– Except as otherwise provided in this Act , the \r\nprovisions of the Code shall mutatis mutandis apply to all proceedings under this Act. \r\n44. Application of other laws. – Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, \r\nprovisions of CNSA or any other law for the time being in force, \r\n16\r\n[shall] be applicable \r\nwhere an offence is committed, involving inter -provincial borders or international \r\nborders of Pakistan or territory of Punjab: \r\n17\r\n[Provided that this Act shall be in addition to but not in derogation of CNSA and \r\nboth shall have coextensive jurisdiction.] \r\nCHAPTER VI \r\nMUTUAL CO-OPERATION AND ASSISTANCE \r\n45. Mutual Assistance with the Federal and Provincial Governments.– (1) \r\nSubject to the provisions of any other law, the Government shall establish close \r\nliaison with the Federal Government and the Governments of other Provinces, in \r\norder to carry out the purposes of this Act. \r\n(2) The Government, when required, sh all assist the Federal Government \r\nin performance of its international obligations in relation to prevention of narcotics \r\nsubstances. \r\n(3) The Director General or Commander may request the Federal \r\nGovernment or a Provincial Government, as the case may be, or aut horities, entities \r\nor public offices to provide assistance for the purpose of this Act. \r\nProvided that the Federal Government, subject to the provisions of CNSA, may \r\nextend such assistance to the Government or the department. \r\n(4) The Government or the Director General may, upon request, also \r\nauthorize to extend assistance to the Federal Government or Governments of any \r\nother Provinces, as the case may be, in the proceedings instituted under the relevant \r\nanti-narcotics laws or any other law for the time being in force, as may be prescribed \r\n(5) The request referred to in sub section (3) and (4) may include; \r\n \r\n16Substituted for the word \"may\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published \r\nin the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.6 \r\n17Inserted by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2025 (XC of 2025), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 12 November 2025, pp 2375-2376, s.6 \r\n \r\n \r\n(a) have evidence taken, documents or other articles produced; or \r\n(b) obtain and execute search, arrest warrants or other lawful \r\ninstruments authorizing arrest of any person or a search relevant to \r\ninvestigations or proceedings under this Act, believed to be located \r\nwithin the territory of any Province or under the control of Federal \r\nGovernment, as the case may be, and if found, seize or arrest; or \r\n(c) freeze assets under this Act; or \r\n(d) confiscate articles and forfeit assets on reasonable grounds to be \r\nconfiscated or forfeited believed to be located anywhere in \r\nPakistan; or \r\n(e) transmit to the Province, any such evidence, documents, things, \r\narticles, assets or proceeds realized from th e disposal of such \r\narticles or assets; or \r\n(f) transfer in custody the person for investigation or trial before the \r\ncourt of competent jurisdiction under this Act. \r\n46. Reports of the Forensic Science Agency .– (1) Upon receipt a sample \r\nfor examination, test and analysis, the Punjab Forensic Science Agency or any \r\nother Forensic Science Agency as notified by the Federal Government, shall \r\nmake its report in quadruplicate and deliver to the authorized officer and also \r\nforward a copy thereof to the Commander of the Force. \r\nNotwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time being in force, any \r\nsuch document purporting to be a report signed by a Narcotic Analyst or the \r\nGovernment Analyst as the case may be, shall be admissible as evidence of the \r\nfacts stated therein without formal proof and such evidence shall, unless rebutted, be \r\nconclusive. \r\nCHAPTER VII \r\nESTABLISHMENT OF PUNJAB COUNTER NARCOTICS FORCE \r\n47. Establishment of Punjab Counter Narcotics Force .– (1) Notwithstanding \r\nanything contained in any other law for time being in force, the Government may \r\nconstitute a Force to be called ―Punjab Counter Narcotics Force (CNF)‖. \r\n(2) The Punjab CNF shall be headed by a Director General, who shall be a \r\nserving or retired officer from the Armed Forces not below the rank of BPS-20, to be \r\nappointed by the Government. \r\n(3) The Director General, Punjab CNF shall also be the Commander of the \r\nForce and shall be assisted by such number and rank of officers, officials and other \r\nmembers including serving or retired military or ci vil officials, from time to time at \r\nprovincial, divisional and district level, in the manner as may be prescribed. \r\n48. Powers and functions of attached department with respect to Narcotics \r\nControl.– The Force shall perform the following functions, inter alia: \r\n(a) preparation of policies and plans with regards to narcotics control, in \r\nline with the National Anti Narcotics Policy and Control of Narcotics \r\nSubstance Act 1997; \r\n(b) coordination and liaison among various Federal and Provincial \r\n \r\n \r\nAgencies engaged in narcotics control and law enforcement; \r\n(c) assisting other Provincial and Federal agencies in enhancing their \r\nnarcotics control and law enforcement efforts; \r\n(d) analysis of seizure data, study of trends and modus operandi; \r\n(e) preparation of Provincial Drug Statistics in coordination other \r\ndepartments / organizations; \r\n(f) provincial contact point on matters related to narcotics control; \r\n(g) supervise and ensure implementation of narcotics control measures \r\nthrough the Force; and \r\n(h) perform any other related functions which may be assign ed to it from \r\ntime to time by the Government. \r\n49. Superintendence, command, control and administration of the Force .– \r\n(1) The superintendence of the Force shall vest in the Director General. \r\n(2) The Force shall be commanded, controlled and administered by the \r\nDirector General who shall, in addition to the powers conferred under this Act, also \r\nexercise all powers of an Inspector-General of Police under the Punjab Police Order, \r\n2002 for the purpose of this Act. \r\n(3) The Force shall establish as many offices, sub -ordinate offices within \r\nthe province at divisional, district level and Tehsil level in the manner as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n50. Establishment of Narcotics Control Stations.– The Department may, in \r\naccordance with the law, establish as many Narcotics Control Stations as may be \r\nrequired for the efficient functioning of the Force, with the approval of Government by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette. \r\n51. Role and functions of Punjab CNF.– (1) The Force shall: \r\n(a) arrest, detain, inquire into, investigate and prosecute al l offences \r\nrelating to, or connected with, cultivation, possession, preparation, \r\nproduction, manufacture, use, selling, purchasing, delivery and \r\ntransportation, illicit trafficking or smuggling of intoxicants, narcotic \r\nsubstances, chemical precursors or re agents used in the manufacture \r\nof narcotics or aiding or abetment thereof or any offence committed in \r\nthe course of the same transaction under any law for the time being in \r\nforce; \r\n(b) trace, freeze, dispose of or administer the assets in accordance with \r\nthe law; \r\n(c) eliminate and destroy cultivation and production of the poppy or any \r\nother plants leading to commission of offence or any activity connected \r\nthereof; \r\n(d) monitor, supervise and control affected and vulnerable areas and class \r\nof persons against narcotics and drug trafficking, especially in the \r\nvicinity of educational institutions; \r\n(e) collect and disseminate intelligence and sharing of information to other \r\n \r\n \r\nlaw enforcement agencies for effective control; \r\n(f) maintain liaison, provide and seek assistance and advice nat ional and \r\nother provincial law enforcement agencies and other government and \r\nnon-government organizations on all matters in the field of narcotics \r\ncontrol; \r\n(g) arrange and coordinate training of its members and members and staff \r\nof other enforcement agencies i n various aspects of narcotics \r\nenforcement independently or in cooperation with ANF; \r\n(h) maintain transparency and accountability in all its operations; \r\n(i) perform all such functions independently or in coordination with ANF or \r\nany other law enforcement agency as the case may be; and \r\n(j) perform any other related functions which may be assigned to it by the \r\nGovernment. \r\n52. Constitution and Composition of CNF .– (1) The appointment of officers, \r\nofficials and other members of the Force may be made in a manner as prescribed in \r\neligibility criteria / Service Rules. \r\n (2) Every officer / official or other member of the force shall be subject to \r\nprovisions of the Punjab Employees Efficiency and Discipline Act, 2006. \r\n(3) Without prejudice to the generality of above clauses, the officers, \r\nofficials and other members of the Force, on deputation or s econdment or \r\nattachment from other Government department or police force, shall be governed by \r\nthe terms and condition of their secondment or deputation under Punjab Civil \r\nServants Act, 1974 (VIII of 1974) or the Police Order , 2002 (C.E. Order No. 22 of \r\n2002) or their respective Laws or the rules made thereunder, as the case may be. \r\n53. Powers of the officers and officials of the Force .– (1) The officers of the \r\nForce not below the rank o f sub Inspector shall exercise all the powers conferred on \r\nthe officer in-charge of a police station under the Police Order, 2002 ( C.E. Order No. \r\n22 of 2002 ) and all powers of officer in -charge of police station under Code of \r\nCriminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898) and provisions of Punjab Police Rules 1934 \r\nshall apply mutatis mutandis to Narcotics Control Stations for the purposes of this \r\nAct and running the Narcotics Control Stations. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the above clause, the officer of \r\nthe Force not below the rank of sub -inspector shall have the power to stop, search, \r\narrest, detain or seize any conveyances, place or article and inquire and investigate, \r\nwhere he has reasonable believe that any offence under this Act is being committed \r\nor is about to be committed or has been committed. \r\n(3) Without prejudice to the generality of the provision of sub -section (1) \r\nand (2), any member of the Force not below the rank of sub Inspector, authorized by \r\nDirector General of the Force on his behalf, may arr est without warrant any person \r\nwho has committed or against whom a reasonable suspicion exists that he has \r\ncommitted any of the offence relating to narcotics under this Act. \r\n54. Uniform.– There shall be a uniform as prescribed for the Force for all \r\nmembers, excluding ministerial staff of the Force, employed under this Act. \r\n \r\n \r\nCHAPTER VIII \r\nGENERAL \r\n55. Provincial Fund for control of drug abuse .– (1) The Government may, by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, constitute a Fund to be called the Provincial Fund \r\nfor control of Drug Abuse, hereinafter to be called the Fund, consisting of: \r\n(a) grants from the Federal Governments or Provincial governments; \r\n(b) the sale proceeds of any assets forfeited under this Act or any other \r\nlaw for the time being in force; \r\n(c) the sale proceeds to unserviceable commodities and vehicles provided \r\nby the donor for narcotics control purposes; \r\n(d) any grants made by any person or institution; and \r\n(e) any income from the investment of the amounts credited to the Fund. \r\n(f) special grants from Federal Governments or Provincial governments \r\nfor \"Secret Service Expenditure\" to be utilized under the relevant \r\nfinancial laws and rules of the Government. \r\n (2) All receipts mentioned in sub -clauses (a) to ( f) of sub -section (1) shall \r\nbe credited t o a Head of Account in the Public Account duly authorized by the \r\nAuditor General of Punjab. The purpose and object of the Fund shall be to meet the \r\nexpenditure incurred in connection with the control and eradication of trafficking in, \r\nand abuse of, narcoti c drugs, psychotropic, substances, controlled substances, or \r\ntreatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts and for all or any related purposes, as \r\nmay be specified by the Government. \r\n (3) The management, overall control and supervision of the affairs of the \r\nfund shall in a Government Body consisting of a Chairman and such other members \r\nas may b e appointed by the Government by a notification in the official Gazette, on \r\nsuch terms and conditions as may be prescribed. The Governing Body shall have \r\nthe powers to regulate its own procedures and co -opt members as it may deem \r\nappropriate. \r\n56. Annual Report of the activities financed out of the Fund .– The Governing \r\nBody shall, after the end of each financial year, submit to the Government a report \r\ngiving an account o f its activities and the activities financed out of the Fund during \r\nthe financial year, together with a statement of accounts. \r\n57. Presumption to the assets acquired through dealing in narcotics \r\nsubstances.– Where there is reasonable ground to believe tha t the assets of a \r\nperson or any part thereof were acquired before or at the time of, or after the \r\ncommission of an offence under this Act and there was no other likely source of \r\nacquiring such assets or part thereof, it shall be presumed, unless the contra ry is \r\nproved, that such assets or part thereof were acquired, generated or obtained \r\nthrough cultivation, manufacture, production, sale, purchase, dealing or trafficking of \r\nnarcotics substances. \r\n58. Notice or order not to be invalid for error in description .– No notice \r\nissued or order, passed under this Act, shall be invalid by reason of any error in the \r\n \r\n \r\ndescription of the accused or assets specified therein, if such accused or assets are \r\notherwise identifiable from the description specified in such notice or order. \r\n59. Delegation of powers .– The Director-General may, by order in writing direct \r\nthat all or any of his powers under this Act or the rules shall be exercisable by the \r\nofficer of the Force. \r\n18\r\n[59-A. Grant of rewards. In case, a member of the Force or any person from the \r\npublic renders prescribed commendable service for the purposes of the Act, he shall \r\nbe granted such rewards as may be prescribed by the rules.] \r\n60. Indemnity.– No suit, prosecution, or other proceedings shall lie against the \r\nGovernment, Director -General or Commander or any member of the Force or any \r\nother person exercising any power or performing any function under this Act or the \r\nrules made thereunder for anything which is done in good faith or intended to be \r\ndone under this Act or the rules. \r\n61. Power to make rules.– (1) The Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Act and the Government \r\nmay specify date of effect of any rule made there under for carrying out the funct ion \r\nspecified under law. \r\n(2) The government may make rules regarding disposal of any confiscated \r\nitem or impounded cases property. \r\n62. Power to make regulations.– The Department may, by notification in the \r\nofficial Gazette, make regulations for carrying out the purposes of this Act. \r\n63. Removal of difficulties.– If there arises any difficulty in the interpretation and \r\napplication of this Act , the Government shall be the competent authority for the \r\nremoval of the same and it may make such provision for the removal of the difficulty \r\nas it may deem fit. \r\n64. Power to amend 19[schedules].– The Government, may by notification in the \r\nOfficial Gazette, amend the 20[Schedules] so as to add any entry thereto, amend any \r\nentry therein or omit any entry there from as deemed necessary. \r\n65. Savings.– Anything done, all actions undertaken, rules made and the \r\nnotifications made / order issued under the Control of Narcotics Substance Act, 1997 \r\n(Act No. XXV of 1997), before commencement of this Act , to the extent of the \r\n \r\n18Inserted by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.5 \r\n \r\n19Substituted for the word \"schedule\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.6(a) \r\n20Substituted for the word \"schedule\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.6(b) \r\n \r\n \r\nProvince, shall be deemed to have been done, taken, made or issued under this Act \r\nand shall have effect accordingly. \r\n21\r\n[SCHEDULE-I] \r\nSee Section 2(nn)] \r\nPSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES \r\nSr.No. International non- \r\nproprietary names of \r\nsubstance \r\nOther Non - \r\nproprietary or \r\ntrivial names \r\nChemical name \r\n 1 2 3 \r\n1 AMFETAMINE Amphetamine (+/-)-a-methylphenethy lamine \r\n2 AMOBARBITAL 5-ethyl-5-barbituric acid \r\n3 ALLOBARBITAL 5,5-daillybarturic acid \r\n4 ALPRAZOLAM \r\n \r\n 8-chloro-1-methyl-6-phenyl-4H-s-\r\ntriazole [4,3-a][1,4] bensolidazepine \r\n5 AMFEPRAMONE 2—(diethylamino) propio-phenone \r\n6 BROLAMFETAMINE DOB (+/-)-4-brome-2,5 dimethyoxy-a-\r\nmethylphenethylamine \r\n7 BUPRENORPHINE 21-cyclopropy 1 -7-a[(5)-1-hydroxy-\r\n12,2-trimethylpropy1] - 6, 14-endo-\r\nethano-6, 7, 8, \r\n14-tetrahydroo-ripavine \r\n8 BUTALBITAL 5-ally1-5-isobutylabarbituric acid \r\n9 BARBITAL 5, 5-diethylbarbituric acid \r\n10 BENZFETAMINE Bensphetamine N-benxyl-N,a-dimethylphenethyline \r\n11 BROMAZEPAM Butobarbhital 7-bromo-1, 3-dihydro-5 (2-pyridyl)-2N-\r\n1, 4- benzo diazepin-2-one, 5-butyl 1-\r\n5- ethylbarbituric acid. \r\n12 CATHINONE (-)-(S)-2-aminopropiophenone \r\nDET 3-[2-(diethylamino) ethyl] indole \r\nDMA (+/-)-2, 5-dimethoxy-a- \r\nmethylphenethylamine \r\nDMHP 3-(1, 2-dimethypeptyl)-7, 8, 9, 10-\r\ntetrahydro-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-6H-\r\ndibenso- [b, d] pyran-1-01 \r\n13 CATHINE (+)-norpseudo \r\nephedrine DMT \r\nDOET \r\n(+)-®-a-1(RO-1-aminoethyl) benzyl \r\nalcohol 3 -12-dimethyalamino) ethyl \r\nindole \r\n(+/-)-4-ethyl-2-, 5-dimethoxy-a-\r\nphenethly- amine \r\n14 CYCLOBARBITAL 5-(1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-5-ethylbarb-ituric \r\nacid \r\n \r\n21Substituted for the word \"schedule\" by the Punjab Control of Narcotic Substances (Amendment) Act 2026 (XIV of 2026), \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 25 February 2026, pp 4545-4546, s.7 \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n15 CAMAZEPAM 7-chloro-1, 3-dihydo-3-hydroxy-1-\r\nmethyl-5-phenyl-2H-1,4-benzodia \r\nzepin-2-one dimethylacarbamate \r\n(ester) \r\n16 CHLORDIAZE- PROXIDE 7-chloro-2-(methylmino)-5phenyl-3H-\r\n1, 4- benzodiasepine-4-oxide \r\n17 CLOBAZAM 7-chloro-1-methyl-5-phenyl-1H-5- \r\nbenzodiazepine-2, 4(3H, 5H0-dione \r\n18 CLONAZEPAM 5-(0-chlorophgenyl)-1, 3-dihydro-7-\r\nnitro-2H- 1, 4-benzodiazepine-2-one \r\n19 CLORAEPATE 7-chloro-2, 3-dihrdro-2-oxo-5-phenyl-\r\n1H-1, 4- benzodiazepine-3-carbxylic \r\nacid \r\n20 CLOTIAZEPAM 5 (0-chlorphenyl)-7-ethyl-1, 3-dihydro-\r\n1- \r\nmethyl-2H-thieno [2, 3-e] 1, 4-\r\ndiazepin-2-one \r\n21 CLOXAZOLAM 10-choro-11b-(0-chlorphenyl)-2, 3, 7, \r\n11b-tetrahydrooxazolo [3, 2-d][1,4-\r\nbenozodiazepin-6(5H)-one \r\n22 DEXAMPHETAMINE Dexamphe (+)-a-methylphenethylamine \r\n23 DELORAZEPAM 7-chloro-5-(o-chlorophenyl)-1, 3-\r\ndihydro-2H- 1, 4-bezodiazepin-2-one \r\n24 DIAZEPAM 7-chloro-1-3-(o-chlorophenyl)-1, 3-\r\ndihydro- 2H-1, 4-bezodiazepin-2-one \r\n25 ESTAZOLAM 8-chlore-6-penyl-4H-s-triasolo [4] 3-a \r\n[1, 4] benzodiazepine \r\n26 ETHCHLORVYNOL L-chloro-3-ethyl-1-penten-4yn-3-01. \r\n27 ETHLYLOFLAZEPATE Ethyl 7-chloro-5-(0-fluorophenyl)-2,3-\r\ndihydro-2-oxo-1H-1, 4-\r\nbenzodiazepine-3-carboxylate \r\n28 ETILAMFETAMINE N-ethylampe- \r\ntamine \r\nN-ethyl-a-methylphenethylamine \r\n29 ETHINAMATE 1-eithynycycclohexanol-carbamate \r\n30 ETICYCLIDINE PCE N-ethyl-1-phenylcyclohexylamine \r\n31 FENETYLLINE 7-[2-[(a-methylyphenthyl) amino-\r\nethyle] theophylline \r\n32 FENCAMPFAMIN N-ethyl-3-phenyl-2-norbornanamine \r\n33 FENPROPORE (+/-)-3-[(a-methylphenethyl) amino] \r\npropinoitrile \r\n34 FLUDIAZEPAM 7-chloro-5-(o-fluorophenyl)-1, 3-\r\ndihydro-1- methyl-2H-1, 4 -\r\nbenzodiazepin-2-one \r\n35 FLUNTRAZEPAM 5-(o-fluorophenyl)-1, 3-dihydro-1 \r\nmethyl-7- nitro-2H-1, 4 -\r\nbenzodiazepin-2-one \r\n \r\n \r\n36 FLURAZEPAM 7-chloro-1-2 diethylamino) ethyl-5-(0- \r\nfluorophenyl)1, 3-dihydro-2H-1, 4- \r\nbenzodiazepin-2-one \r\n37 GLUTETHIMIDE 2-ethyl-2-phenylglutarimide 4-\r\nbenzodiazepin- 2-one \r\n38 HALAZEPAM 7-chloro-1, 3-dihydro-5-phenyl-1-(2, 2, \r\n2- trifluburoethyyl)-2H-1, 4-\r\nbenzodiazepin-2-one \r\n39 HALOXAZOLAM 10-bromo 11b-(0-flurophenyl)2-, 3, \r\n11b=ttrahydrooxasolo [3, 2-d] [1,4] \r\nbenzodiazepine-6(5H)-one \r\n40 KETAZOLAM 11-chloro-8, 12b-diohydro-2, 8-\r\ndimethyl-12b-phenyl-4H-[1,3] oxazino \r\n[3, 2-d][1, 4]- benzodiazepine-4, \r\n7(6H)-clione \r\n41 (+)-LYSERGIDE LSD, LSD-25 \r\nMDMA \r\n9, 10-didehydro-N, dietyl-6 \r\nmethylerogoline- 8B-Carboxamide \r\n(+/-)-N, a-dimethyl-3, 4- \r\nMescaline 4-\r\nmethylami- norex \r\n3, 4, 5-trimethoxyphenethylamine (+/-\r\n)-cis-2- amno-4-methyl-5-phenyl-2-\r\noxasoline \r\n MMDA 2-methoxy-a-methyl-4,5- \r\n(methylylenedioxy) phyenthylamine \r\nN-ethyl NDA (+/-)-N-ethyl-a-methyl-3,-4- \r\n(methylylenedioxy) phyenthylamine \r\nN-hydroxy MDA (+/-)-N-[a-methyl-3,-4- \r\n(methylendedibxy] hydroxylamine \r\nParahexyl 3-hexyl-7, 8, 9, 10 -tetrahydro-6, 6, 9 - \r\ntrimethyl-6H-dibenzo [b, d] pyran-1-01 \r\nPMA P[methoxy-a-methlphenethylamine \r\nPsilcine, pailotain 3-[2-9dimethylamino) ethyl indo1-4-01 \r\n42 LEFETAMINE SPA (-)-N, N-dimethyl-1, 2-diphenylethyla-\r\nmine \r\n43 LOPRAZOLAM 6-(oo-chlorophenyl)-2, 4 -dihydro-2- \r\n[(4- methyl-1-peperazinyl) methylene]-\r\n8-nitro-IH- \r\nimidazo [1,2-a][1, 4] benzodiazopin-1-\r\none \r\n44 LOPRAZEPAM 7-chloro-5-(0-chlorophenyl)-1, 3-\r\ndihydro-3- hydroxy-2H-1, 4 -benzodia-\r\nzepin-2-one \r\n45 LORMETAZEPAM 7-chloro-5-(0-chlorophenyl)-1, 3 -\r\ndihydro-3- hydroxy-1-1methyl-2H-1, 4-\r\nbenzodiazepin-2-one \r\n46 LEVAMFETAMINE Levamphetamine \r\nLevomethamphe \r\n-tamine \r\n(-)(R)-a-methylphetyphenethylamine \r\n(-)-N-a- dimethylphenethylamine \r\n \r\n \r\n47 METAFETAMINE \r\nMethamphetamine \r\n(+)-(S)-N,a-dimethylphenethylamine \r\n48 METAFETAMINE \r\nRACEMATE \r\nMethafetamine \r\nrecemate \r\n(+/-)-N, a-dimethylphenethylamine \r\n49 METHAMPHETAMIN E Ice / Chalk / \r\nCrystal \r\nN-Methyl-l-phenylpropan-2-amine \r\n50 METHYLPHENIDATE Methyl a-phenyl-2-Piperdinoseette \r\n51 MEPROBAMATE 2-methyl-2-proplyl-1, \r\n3- propandeiol dicarbamate \r\n52 METHAQUALONE 2-methyl-3-O-tolyl-4(3H)-quinazolinone \r\n53 METHYLPHENOBAR BITAL 5-ethyl-1-methyl-5-phenyl-barbituric \r\nacid. \r\n54 METHYPRYLON 3, 3-diethyl-5-methyl-2,-4-piperdine-\r\ndione \r\n55 MAZINDOL 5 (p-chlorophenyl)-2, 5-diydro-3H-\r\nimidazo [2, 1-a] isoindo1-5-01 \r\n56 MEDAZEPAM 7-chloro-2, 3-dihydro-1-methyl-5-\r\nphenyl-1H- 1, 4-benzodiazepine \r\n57 MEFEMOREX N-(3-chloroprpyl) \r\n-a-methylphenethy-lamine \r\n58 MIDAZOLAM 8-chloro-6-(0-fluorophenyl)-1-methyl-\r\n4H- immidoxo[1, 5a] [1,4] \r\nbenzodiazepine \r\n59 MIMETAZEPAM 1, 3-dihydro-1-methyl 1-7 ntro-5-\r\npheny-1-2H- \r\n1, 4-benzodizepin-2-one \r\n60 NITRAZEPAM 1, 3-dihydro-7-nitro-5-phenyl-2H-1, 4, \r\nbenzodiazepin-2-one \r\n61 NORDAZEPAM 7-chloro-1, 3-dinhydro-5-phenyl-2H-1, \r\n4- benzodiazepin-2-one \r\n62 OXAZEPAM 7-chloro-1, 3-dinhydro-5-phenyl-2H-1, \r\n4- benzodiazepin-2-one \r\n63 OXAZOLAM 10-chloro-2, 3, 7, 11b-tetrahydro-2-\r\nmethyl-1 \r\n11b-phenyloxazolo [3, 2-d] [1, 4] \r\nbezodiazepin-6(5H)-one \r\n64 PHECYCLIDINE PCP 1-(1-pheneyleyclohenxyl) piperdine \r\n65 PENTAZOSINE (2R,6R,11)-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexahydro-6, \r\n11- \r\ndimethy1-3-(3-methy1-2-butenyl)-2, 6- \r\nmethono-3-benzoazocin-8-01 \r\n66 PHENMETRAZINE 3-methyl-2-phenylmorpholine \r\n67 PENTOBARBITAL 5-ethyl-5-(1-methylbutyl) barbituric \r\nacid \r\n68 PHENOBARBITAL 5-ethyl-5-phenylbarbituric acid \r\n69 PIPRADROL A, a-diphenyl-2-piperidinemethanol \r\n \r\n \r\n70 PSILOCYBINE 3-(2 dimethylamino) ethyl-indol-4-yl- \r\ndihydrogen phosphate. \r\n71 PEMOLINE 2-amono-5-phenyl-2-oxazolin-4-one \r\n(=2- imino-5-phenyl-4-oxazolidinone) \r\n72 PHENDIMETRAZINE (+)-(2s,3S)-3, 4-dimethyl-2-\r\nphenylmor- pholine \r\n73 PHENTERMINE A, a-dimethylphenethylamine \r\n74 PINAZEPAM 7-chloro-1-(cycloprophylmethyl)-1, 3-\r\ndihydro 5 -phenyl-2H-1, 4 -\r\nbenzodiazopin-2-one \r\n75 PRAZEPAM 7-chloro-1-(cycloprophylmethyl)-1, 3-\r\ndihydro 5 -phenyl-2H-1, 4 -\r\nbenzodiazopin-2-one \r\n76 PYROVALERONE 4-methyl-2-(1-pyrrolidihyl) \r\nvalerophenone \r\n77 ROLICYCLINDINE 1-(1-phenyleydohexyl) pyrrolidine 2, 5- \r\ndimethoxy-a, 4-dimethylphenthylamine \r\n78 SECOBARBITAL \r\nDelta-9-tetrahy- \r\ndrocannabinol and its stero -\r\nche-mical variants \r\n 5-allyl-5-(1-methylbutyl), barbituric \r\nacid. (6aR, 10aR)-6a, 7, 8, 10a-\r\ntetrahydro-6. 6. 9. -trimethyl-3-pentyl-\r\n6H-dibenzo [b. d] pyran- \r\n1-01. \r\n79 SECBUTABARBITAL 5-see-butyl-5-ethylbarbituric acid \r\n80 TEMAZEPAM 7-chloro-1, 3-dihydro-3-hydroxy-1-\r\nmethyl-1- 5-phenyl-2H-1, 4 -\r\nbenzodiazepin-2-one \r\n81 TERAZEPAM 7-chloro-1-cyelohexen-lgly-1, 3-\r\ndihydro-1- Methyl-1-5-phenyl-2H-1, 4- \r\nBenzodiazpin-2-one \r\n82 TRIAZOLAM 8-chloro-6-(0-chlophenyl)-1-4H-8-\r\ntriazolo [4,3-a] [1, 4] bexodiazepine \r\n83 TENAFETAMINE MDA a-methyl-3, 4-(methylenedixoy) \r\nPhenethylamine \r\n84 TENOCYCLIDINE TCP 1-[1-(2-thionyl)clohexyl] piperdine \r\nTetrahydrocannabinol, the following isomers and their sterreochemical variants. \r\n 7,8,9,10-tetrahydro-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-3-\r\npentyl- 6H-dibenzo [b,d] pyra 1-01. \r\n(9R, 10aR)-8, 9,10,10a-tetraphydro-6, \r\n6, 9- trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibenzo [b, \r\nd] pyran-1- 0 \r\n(6aR, 9R, 10aR)-6a, 7, 10a-\r\ntetrahydor-6, 6, 0- trimethyl-3-pentyl-\r\n6H-dibenzo (b, d] pyran-1-01. \r\n6a, 7, 8, 9-tetrahydor-6, 6, 9-trimethyl-\r\n3- pentyl-6H-dibenzo (d, d] pyran -1-\r\n01. \r\n \r\n \r\n(6aR, 10aR)-6a, 7, 8, 9, 10, 10a-\r\nhexydro-6, 6, \r\n0-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-dibensoi [b, d] \r\npyran- 1-01. \r\n(6aR, 9R, 100-R)-6a, 7, 10, 10a-\r\ntelrohydro-6, \r\n6, 9-trimethyl-3-pentyl-6H-deibenzo \r\n[b,d] pyran-1-01 \r\n85 VINYLBITAL 5-(1-methylbutyl)-vinylbarbituric acid \r\n86 MECLOQUALONE 3-(0-chlorophenyl)-2-methyl-4(3H)- \r\nquinazolinone \r\n \r\n 22[―SCHEDULE-II \r\n[see section 2(p)] \r\nCONTROLLED SUBSTANCES \r\n1. 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