https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211663 Default imprisonment for non-payment of fine under the NDPS Act may be reduced where mitigating circumstances justify proportionality. The Bombay HC noted that the appellant had already served the substantive sentence, claimed poverty, faced no specific rebuttal from the respondent, and had been assisted by legal aid counsel. Relying on prior decisions and the discretionary nature of default sentences, the Court found six months' simple imprisonment appropriate instead of one year each for offences under Section 20(b)(ii) and Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. en-us Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:32:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211663 Default imprisonment for non-payment of fine under the NDPS Act may be reduced where mitigating circumstances justify proportionality. The Bombay HC noted that the appellant had already served the substantive sentence, claimed poverty, faced no specific rebuttal from the respondent, and had been assisted by legal aid counsel. Relying on prior decisions and the discretionary nature of default sentences, the Court found six months' simple imprisonment appropriate instead of one year each for offences under Section 20(b)(ii) and Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 04 Jul 2011 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=211663