https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398948 The appeal against the conviction under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act was dismissed, but the sentence was reduced due to mitigating factors. The court considered the appellant's role as the sole earner for his family, his age, and lack of criminal history. Despite the quantity of heroin involved, the court decided to reduce the sentence to time already served. The court also allowed for the destruction of the contraband and disposal of the seized truck, as there was no need to preserve the case property following the upheld conviction. 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 The appeal against the conviction under Section 21(c) of the NDPS Act was dismissed, but the sentence was reduced due to mitigating factors. The court considered the appellant's role as the sole earner for his family, his age, and lack of criminal history. Despite the quantity of heroin involved, the court decided to reduce the sentence to time already served. The court also allowed for the destruction of the contraband and disposal of the seized truck, as there was no need to preserve the case property following the upheld conviction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=398948