Chandigarh: Court awards lenient sentence after drug offender pleads guilty
Hindustan TimesObserving that the convict had shown remorse and needs an opportunity to reform himself, a local court has awarded a 32-year-old man, who was caught with 12.7 gm heroin in 2023, rigorous imprisonment for seven months and eight days, a period which he has already undergone in detention. A resident of Mauli Jagran Complex, Chandigarh, Lakhan appealed to the court that he will reform himself and never indulge in drug trade. But considering remorse shown by convict in awarding the sentence, lenient view is taken in order to enable him to lead a normal life,” observed special court judge Hargunjit Kaur. He needs an opportunity to reform himself,” the court further observed, while sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for the period he has already undergone in detention and pay a fine of ₹4,000.
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