Recently, the Allahabad High Court ruled that Phensedyl New Cough Linctus Syrup is not a Narcotic Drug, therefore out of the purview of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. A Divison Bench of Justice Mahesh Chandra Tripathi and Justice Subhash Vidyarthi held that: Use or misuse of a drug by the end user or consumer
Mere Usage of a Drug for other than Therapeutic Purpose Doesn’t Make it a Narcotic Drug, Rules Allahabad HC
