A special NDPS court in Jhansi sentenced a man convicted in an 11-year-old charas trafficking case to three months and five days of rigorous imprisonment.[1] The court, presided over by Special Judge (NDPS) Ompal Singh, also fined him 20,000 rupees.[1]

Prosecutors said police caught a resident of Subhashganj in Jhansi with 500 grams of charas on 14 September 2015.[1] A case was registered under the NDPS Act, India’s Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, and a chargesheet was filed in court.[1] During the trial the special public prosecutor (NDPS) presented evidence and arguments to prove the charges.[1]

After the hearing concluded, the judge convicted him on the basis of that evidence and the prosecutor’s arguments and pronounced the sentence and fine on Friday.[1] The man admitted his offence through his lawyer.[1] The court ordered the time he spent in jail, from 14 September 2015 to 19 December 2015, be set off against the sentence.[1] He will therefore receive credit for the period already served behind bars.[1]