Case Law Analysis
|Chhattisgarh High Court
NDPS Act Section 20(b)(ii)(B) | Sentence Reduced to Time Served for First-Time Offender with Family Responsibilities and Near-Complete Custody: Chhattisgarh HC
The Chhattisgarh High Court has ruled that mandatory minimum sentencing under the NDPS Act can be departed from when an accused is a first-time offender with significant family obligations and has already served nearly the full term. This sets a precedent for proportionality-based sentencing in non-commercial drug possession cases, offering relief to undertrials whose personal circumstances align with judicial mercy.