(1.) Leave granted.
(2.) Interpretation of an amendment made in the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short "the Act") by reason of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2001 (Act No. 9 of 2001) (for short "the Amending Act") which has come into effect from 2.10.2001 is the question involved in this appeal.
(3.) The said question arises in the following factual matrix.