Article 46 of Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances

Anyone who commits any of the following acts other than in medically authorized circumstances shall be punished by imprisonment for a term not exceeding fifteen years and a fine not exceeding twenty thousand dinars: 1- Compelling another to take narcotic or psychotropic substances or preparations by using violence or threatening its use. 2- Surreptitiously introducing narcotic or psychotropic substances or preparations into another person's body by injection, inhalation or any other means, or secretly putting them in his drink or food, or inducing him to take them without his knowledge of their true nature. The penalty shall be life imprisonment if those acts are committed in preparation for committing an offence against the victim or against other persons to overcome his resistance, or if this leads to the victim's addiction, serious injury or permanent disability. The penalty shall be death if this act results in the victim's death. Law Index 407 Home Page Law on Combating Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Decree-Law No. 159 of 2025 concerning Combating Narcotic Drugs, Psychotropic Substances and Regulating Their Use and Trade Therein