https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42597 Sentencing for an offence under the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 had to be determined only by reference to the law in force on the date of the offence. The court held that reliance on harsher penalties introduced by later narcotics legislation was an extraneous consideration and could not justify a heavier sentence. In view of the petitioner's foreign nationality, guilty plea, the fact that the contraband was being taken out of India, and the custody already undergone, the sentence was confined to the period already served and release was ordered. en-us Thu, 16 Oct 1986 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Jun 2010 11:42:03 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42597 Sentencing for an offence under the Dangerous Drugs Act, 1930 had to be determined only by reference to the law in force on the date of the offence. The court held that reliance on harsher penalties introduced by later narcotics legislation was an extraneous consideration and could not justify a heavier sentence. In view of the petitioner's foreign nationality, guilty plea, the fact that the contraband was being taken out of India, and the custody already undergone, the sentence was confined to the period already served and release was ordered. Case-Laws Customs Thu, 16 Oct 1986 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=42597