1. Bankura
Borjara, Patrosar, Pratapur, Salgora,
Beliator etc.
2. Murshidabad
Chandipur, Charpakia, Chuanpur,
Tiktikipara, Laskarpur etc.
3. Nadia
Plassey, Borochandghar, Kulgachi,
Potarpara, Boronalda etc.
Illicit Cultivation (In West Bengal)
Poppy Plant
Ganja
LEGAL PROVISIONS UNDER
THE N.D.P.S. ACT, 1985
(As amended)
The N. D. P. S. Act, 1985
Section 8:
Prohibition of Certain operationsSection: 8 (b) – No person shall
Cultivate the opium poppy or any
cannabis plant ;
The N. D. P. S. Act, 1985
Section: 18 –
Punishment for contravention in
relation to opium poppy and opium
Whoever Cultivates the opium poppy shall be
punishable according to Small, Medium,
Commercial quantity.
Section : 46
 “Duty of land holder to give information of
illegal cultivation”Every holder of land shall give immediate
information to any officer of the Police or of any of
the departments mentioned in section – 42 of all the
opium poppy, cannabis plant or coca plant;
 every such holder of land who knowingly neglects
go give such information, shall be liable to
punishment.
SECTION: 47
Duty of certain officers to
information of illegal cultivation
give
every officer of the government and every
panch, sarpanch and other village officer of
whatever description shall give immediate
information to any officer of the Police or of
any of the departments mentioned in section
42;
 every such officer of the Government,
panch, sarpanch and other village officer
who neglects do give such information, shall
be liable to punishment.
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AWARENESS PROGRAMME
 Distribution of Hand Bills / Leaflets among the
villagers containing the penal provisions in
vernacular before the seed sowing season;
 Publication of Notice in the esteemed daily
newspapers,
announcement
in
local
radio
network;
 Organizing of awareness seminar at village
levels by respective Panchayat Pradhan.
INVESTIGATION OF CASES OF
ILLICIT POPPY CULTIVATION.
1. Survey & detection of areas of illicit poppy cultivation
(i) Secret survey & identification of the cultivated plots;
(ii) Other law & order problem may be assessed ;
(iii) The photographs of the land may be obtained
secretly showing the nearest identification mark, if
feasible.
2. Jurisdictional Land Revenue Officer.
(i) Presence of Land Revenue Officer on the day of
destruction;
(ii) Certificate of the Land Revenue Officer regarding
the ownership of the cultivated land to be obtained;
(iii) The details of the cultivated land to be mentioned in
the Destruction Order / Destruction Certificate
separately.
3. A guideline for destruction operation
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Order of destruction may be obtained
from the respective authority under
section: 48;
Destruction Certificate may be prepared
in detail e.g. Khatian / Mouza No. etc.;
Prima facie test to be conducted &
drawal of sample of plant species;- 100
gms. in duplicate
Procedure carried in presence of two
independent witnesses;
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Samples to be forwarded to Chemical
Laboratory within 72 hours;
Interrogation of the land owner /
cultivator shall be made immediately
after the destruction;
The respective Ld. Court shall be
informed
about
the
destruction
operation & offence committed by the
land owner / cultivator on the next day;
ORDER FOR ATTACHMENT AND DESTRUCTION UNDER SECTION
– 48 OF THE NDPS ACT, 1985 (AS AMENDED)
I Shri ……………………………. Have reason to believe that opium poppy plants
have been illegally cultivated on the land i.e. Plot / Dag No. …………..,
Khatian No. …………., Mouza No. ……………. ………., Village: …………., P. S.
…………………….., District …………………….., West Bengal measuring ………….
Kottah / bighas / acres of land, owner of the land. Sri
……………………………………… S/o, …………………………………… R/o …………………. Village:
…………………, P.S. ………………….., District ……………….., W.B. and therefore, I do
hereby attach the aforesaid illegal opium poppy plants, as the same is
prohibited under Section: 8 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (as amended) and
punishable under Section: 18 of the above said Act.
AND, I do hereby order to destroy the aforesaid illegally cultivated
opium poppy plants under Section: 48 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (as
amended).
Signature of Gazetted Officer.
CERTIRFICATE OF DESTRUCTION
In pursuance of destruction order dated: ……………….. issued by Shri
…………………. Under Section: 48 of the NDPS Act, 1985 (as amended), the
opium poppy plants illegally cultivated on the land bearing Dag No. ………….,
Khatian No. ………., Mouza No. …………………., P. S. ………………., District: …………………..,
West Bengal, owner of the land Shri …………………………, S/o…………………………
R/o……………………….., Village: …………………………, P.S………………………, District:
………………………., West Bengal have been destroyed by raising it to the ground
and setting it to fire in presence of witnesses.
SIGNATURE
OFFICER EXECUTING THE ORDER
Thank you