IN THE COURT OF DISTRICT MAGISTRATE, PUDUCHERRY

Present : Thiru E. VALLAVAN, I.A.S.,

District Magistrate, Puducherry.

M.C. No. 01/2022

ORDER

(UNDER SECTION 133 OF Cr.P.C.)

Whereas, of late, the incident of drugs abuse among children particularly

school-going children as well as the out-of-school children, especially those in the

streets or slum and vulnerable population is increasing day by day. There is also

a high incidence of charging children under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic

Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985. The direct and indirect effects of alcohol and other

drugs on children lead to many adverse health and safety risks for the child, family

and society.

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And whereas, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

(NCPCR) in collaboration with Narcotics Control Bureau has formulated a

comprehensive Joint Action Plan (JAP) on “Prevention of Drugs and Substance

Abuse among Children and Illicit Trafficking”. The Joint action is formulated to

streamline and strategize the efforts made by various authorities, institutions and

agencies to bring paradigm shifts in the direction of drugs and substance abuse

prevention amongst the children in the Country. It is a framework to wean away

children from drug abuse and to stop selling of drugs in surrounding areas of

schools/educational care institutions. It also adopts some of the strategic

interventions to prevent the reach of pharmaceutical drugs, substances and other

forms of goods used as intoxicants by the children.

And whereas, one of the main action plan is to install the CCTVs cameras

at the Medical/Pharmacy/Chemist shop selling Schedules H, H1 and X drugs in the

respective Districts in order to curb selling of the abovesaid drugs to the children.

Now, therefore, I, E. Vallavan, I.A.S., District Collector of Puducherry District

in the capacity of District Magistrate, hereby direct under section 133 of the Cr.P.C.,

all the Medical/Pharmacy/Chemist shops of drugs owners selling scheduled H, H1

and X drugs as per rule 65(3) the of Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, in this District

to install CCTV cameras outside and inside of their shops within one month. After

expiring of the provided period, footage of CCTV cameras to be randomly checked

by the Drugs Inspectors of Department of Health and Family Welfare Services. If,

during random checking, the installation of CCTV cameras is not found at any

Medical/Pharmacy/Chemist shops, the legal action under Indian Penal Code will

be taken against such person/owners of the shop.

At Puducherry, dated on this 30th day of November 2022.

E. VALLAVAN, I.A.S.,

District Collector-cum-District Magistrate.

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