https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398948 In sentencing under the NDPS Act, mitigating factors such as absence of prior criminal antecedents, the accused being the sole earning member of the family, and substantial custody already undergone may justify reduction of the substantive prison term. Applying that approach, the Delhi HC maintained the conviction under Section 21(c) but reduced the sentence to the period already undergone, while keeping the fine intact and modifying the default sentence. en-us Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 28 Sep 2020 11:46:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398948 In sentencing under the NDPS Act, mitigating factors such as absence of prior criminal antecedents, the accused being the sole earning member of the family, and substantial custody already undergone may justify reduction of the substantive prison term. Applying that approach, the Delhi HC maintained the conviction under Section 21(c) but reduced the sentence to the period already undergone, while keeping the fine intact and modifying the default sentence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398948