https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235601 Evidence from Customs officers, supported by search, seizure, sampling and chemical examination, proved possession and transportation of charas in commercial quantity, and the confessional statement before Customs was treated as admissible and reliable. The conviction under Section 20(b)(ii) of the NDPS Act was upheld. However, because the incident was old, the appellant had remained in custody for a long period and had no adverse criminal history, the Court moderated punishment on proportionality grounds. The substantive sentence was reduced to 11 years and 6 months' rigorous imprisonment, and the default sentence for non-payment of fine was reduced to 6 months' rigorous imprisonment. en-us Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 24 Sep 2015 10:55:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235601 Evidence from Customs officers, supported by search, seizure, sampling and chemical examination, proved possession and transportation of charas in commercial quantity, and the confessional statement before Customs was treated as admissible and reliable. The conviction under Section 20(b)(ii) of the NDPS Act was upheld. However, because the incident was old, the appellant had remained in custody for a long period and had no adverse criminal history, the Court moderated punishment on proportionality grounds. The substantive sentence was reduced to 11 years and 6 months' rigorous imprisonment, and the default sentence for non-payment of fine was reduced to 6 months' rigorous imprisonment. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=235601