P&H: NDPS Suspends Sentence of Convict in Tramadol Case, Citing Custody and Medicinal Nature of Drugs
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the sentence of Sahab Singh, also known as Saba, while his appeal against conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act is pending. A Division Bench of Justices Anoop Chitkara and Harmeet Singh Deol granted the relief subject to bail conditions.
Sahab Singh was convicted under Section 22(c) of the NDPS Act and sentenced to 20 years’ rigorous imprisonment. The case arose from the recovery of 73 boxes containing 14,600 Tramadol tablets, weighing approximately 5.321 kilograms. The High Court noted that the alleged recovery fell within the commercial-quantity category, attracting the...
