https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199834 A voluntary, unretracted statement recorded under the NDPS Act and read over to the accused can be relied upon for conviction, and that challenge failed. Enhanced punishment for a prior conviction under the NDPS Act must be applied with reference to the statutory minimum where the offence carries a minimum term, and the High Court's approach of using the maximum term was excessive. Considering the accused's age and ailments, the sentence was reduced to 16 years' rigorous imprisonment, the fine was lowered, and both sentences were directed to run concurrently, while the conviction was maintained. en-us Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 13 Mar 2018 21:12:24 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199834 A voluntary, unretracted statement recorded under the NDPS Act and read over to the accused can be relied upon for conviction, and that challenge failed. Enhanced punishment for a prior conviction under the NDPS Act must be applied with reference to the statutory minimum where the offence carries a minimum term, and the High Court's approach of using the maximum term was excessive. Considering the accused's age and ailments, the sentence was reduced to 16 years' rigorous imprisonment, the fine was lowered, and both sentences were directed to run concurrently, while the conviction was maintained. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 01 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199834