Amarjit Singh v. State Of Punjab

the appellant was apprehended while having in possession of 500 grams of opium and in pursuant thereto, the trial Court vide impugned judgment and order of sentence dated 18.09.2012 had convicted the appellant and sentenced him to undergo aforesaid imprisonment.

The appellant is stated to have been convicted for having in possession of 500 grams opium attracting the offence under Section 18 of the NDPS Act, for which no minimum punishment has been prescribed. Moreover, the FIR in the present case pertains to the year 2008 and he has already faced the rigors of the trial for more than 17 years.

A perusal of the judgment of conviction passed by the learned trial Court indicates no perversity in its findings and the same is based on correct appreciation of evidence available on record. However, learned counsel for the appellant has not assailed the judgment of conviction on merits, rather restricted the prayer only qua modification of quantum of sentence to that of reduction or the sentence already undergone by the appellant.

of justice if the sentence awarded to the appellant is reduced to the period already undergone by him.