P&H: Suspends Sentence of NDPS Convict Who Had Spent Over Five Years in Custody
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has suspended the 12-year prison sentence of Lal Singh @ Gagan, convicted in a heroin case, while his appeal is pending. The Court noted that he had spent five years and 21 days in custody and was driving the motorcycle, while the heroin was recovered from a bag carried by the pillion rider.
Singh was convicted under Sections 21(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, and sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment, with a fine of Rs. 2 lakh under each provision. He sought suspension of his sentence under Section...
