The Saket court in New Delhi convicted a woman of possessing more than 2 kg of ganja.[1] Special Judge (NDPS) Kumar Rajat convicted Asma under Section 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, which covers possession, sale, purchase and transport of cannabis.[2] The order was dated 24 October 2026.[2] It rejected her claim that police had planted the contraband on her.[2] Her counsel had questioned the absence of independent witnesses, procedural lapses and discrepancies in the weight of the recovered substance.[2] The court held that the absence of independent witnesses did not undermine the prosecution when police testimony was consistent and corroborative.[2] It said the difference in weight between the initial seizure and the later production before a magistrate was minor and did not establish tampering.[2] The court listed the matter for arguments on the sentence at a later date.[2]
Police received information on 17 February 2022 that Asma was supplying ganja in the Hazrat Nizamuddin area of New Delhi.[1] A raiding team caught her near Neela Gumbad in Khusro Park and recovered a bag containing the contraband.[2] The bag held 2.015 kg of ganja.[1] The Forensic Science Laboratory confirmed that the recovered material was ganja.[2] At trial, Asma denied the allegations and said she had been falsely implicated and that police had planted the contraband.[2]