Case Law Analysis
|Chhattisgarh High Court
Section 20(b)(ii)(B) NDPS Act | Undue Trial Delay & Low Contraband Quantity Justify Sentence Reduction to Time Served : Chhattisgarh HC
Chhattisgarh High Court reduces a 5-year sentence to time served (1 year 9 months) for possession of 2kg cannabis, emphasizing proportionality where undue procedural delay and sub-commercial quantity mitigate punishment. The ruling underscores judicial discretion in balancing retribution with fairness in NDPS cases.