https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=371672 Reliable recovery from the vehicle, concealment of heroin, corroborative prosecution evidence and the material linking both accused were treated as sufficient to prove possession and a common design to transport the narcotic. The HC found no illegality in the trial court's appreciation of evidence and upheld the conviction under the NDPS Act. On sentence, it accepted mitigating factors including age, family circumstances and absence of prior criminal involvement, and held that leniency was justified without disturbing the fine. The custodial term was reduced from 12 years to 10 years, giving the accused partial appellate relief. en-us Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 08 Dec 2018 06:36:57 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=371672 Reliable recovery from the vehicle, concealment of heroin, corroborative prosecution evidence and the material linking both accused were treated as sufficient to prove possession and a common design to transport the narcotic. The HC found no illegality in the trial court's appreciation of evidence and upheld the conviction under the NDPS Act. On sentence, it accepted mitigating factors including age, family circumstances and absence of prior criminal involvement, and held that leniency was justified without disturbing the fine. The custodial term was reduced from 12 years to 10 years, giving the accused partial appellate relief. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 30 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=371672