What relatives and associates of a drug offender, covered as person under chapter VA of the NDPS Act, are hit by asset forfeiture provisions under the chapter?
The list of relatives and associates is a very large list covering almost all possible relatives/associates of the persons who may either be actively involved in the activities of the drug offender or may be getting monetary benefits from his. It starts from the spouse of the person, their children, their parents, their in laws, their brothers, sisters and their relatives. The schematic diagram showing the complete family tree, mentioned in Chapter IV of this manual may be seen. Similarly associates would include business partners, managers, accountants, co residents etc. Details may be seen in chapter IV. (Sub Section b & i of Section 68 B of the NDPS Act 1985) Question 8 : The relatives and associates may have their own source of income and may have acquired properties through such income. Whether all properties of relatives and associates are hit by the forfeiture related provisions? Answer : No, the Chapter VA is concerned with the forfeiture of illegally acquired properties only.
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