Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
47. Duty of certain officers to give
information of illegal cultivation.
Every officer of the Government and every panch, sarpanch and
other village officer of whatever description shall give immediate information
to any officer of the Police or of any of the departments mentioned in section
42 when it may come to his knowledge that any land has been illegally
cultivated with the opium poppy, cannabis plant or coca plant, and every such
officer of the Government, panch, sarpanch and other village officer who
neglects to give such information shall be liable to punishment.