Aligarh man sentenced to 6 months for 1.012 g of ganja
A special NDPS court in Aligarh sentenced Jitendra, known as Jhagdu, to six months of rigorous imprisonment and a 5,000-rupee fine for possessing 1.012 grams of ganja. Police had arrested him under the Chirauliya bridge in September 2024, and the court ordered the jail time he had already served to be set off against the term.
A special NDPS court in Aligarh convicted a man named Jitendra, known as Jhagdu,
and sentenced him to six months’ rigorous imprisonment for possessing ganja.[1]The court also fined him 5,000 rupees, with one month’s additional simple
imprisonment if the fine is not paid.[2]The trial was heard by Special Judge
(NDPS Act) and Additional District and Sessions Judge Ghulam Mustafa in Court
No. 5.[1]
The court ordered that the time he had already spent in jail be set off against
the sentence.[1]He was convicted under section 20(b)(ii)(A) of the NDPS Act,
India’s narcotics law.[1]Police had arrested him around 11:10 pm on 20
September 2024 under the Chirauliya bridge with 1.012 grams of ganja.[1]He
lived in Hardaspur village in the Lodha police station area, and the case was
registered at Madrak police station, both in Aligarh district.[1]Police filed
the case under sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Cannabis
1.012 g
Prison
6 months' rigorous imprisonment
Fine
INR 5,000
Agency
Uttar Pradesh Police
Agency type
Police, Court
Cannabis
Herbal cannabis (1.012 g)
Activity
Possession
Setting
Street or public place
Charge
sections 8 and 20 of the NDPS Act (possession of ganja)
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The articles do not give the exact date of the sentencing hearing; 5 November 2026 is the publication date of both reports and is used as the incident date.
No street value for the 1.012 grams of ganja was published, so none is recorded.
Neither report says whether Jitendra was in custody at the time of the verdict or whether an appeal has been filed.
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