Sentence Reduced to Time Already Undergone in Drugs Case Considering Accused as Young Sole Breadwinner: Punjab & Haryana High Court
The Punjab and Haryana High Court, in a notable judgment delivered by Justice N.S. Shekhawat, took a lenient approach while deciding an appeal related to a minor narcotics possession case under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. The Court reduced the sentence of the appellant, Gurjant Singh, who was convicted under Section 22(b) of the NDPS Act, from six months' rigorous imprisonment to the period already undergone, citing…
