Q1. Who has the power to requisition the services of any officer of the Federal or Provincial Government to assist in a narcotics investigation?
Answer: Director General of ANF (Section 21)
Q2. What is the specific name of the fund established for the treatment and rehabilitation of drug addicts?
Answer: National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse (Section 54)
Q3. Under Section 45, what is the maximum time allowed for a Special Court to conclude a trial from the date of filing the challan?
Answer: Ideally within 6 months
Q4. Which section of the CNS Act deals with the protection of action taken in good faith (immunity for officers)?
Answer: Section 60
Q5. What is the definition of heroin under the CNS Act 1997?
Answer: Diacetylmorphine (an opium derivative)
Q6. Which wing of the ANF is responsible for international coordination and Mutual Legal Assistance?
Answer: International Cooperation (IC) Wing
Q7. Under Section 16, what is the punishment for financing the trafficking of narcotic drugs?
Answer: Imprisonment not less than 10 years (up to life) and fine
Q8. What is the presumption as to documents produced by the prosecution under Section 59?
Answer: The court shall presume the signature and every other part of such document is in the handwriting of the person who signed it
Q9. Who presides over a Special Court established under Section 46 of the CNS Act?
Answer: A person who is or has been a Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge
Q10. What is the maximum punishment for a person who attempts to commit an offense under the CNS Act?
Answer: The same punishment as provided for the offense itself (Section 15)
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