2 men caught with 33 kgs of cannabis sent to jail by court

Special Judge Narinder Kumar sentenced the two convicts Ashwani Kumar and Kalia Behra to 10 years and two years rigorous imprisonment respectively under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

"Ashwani Kumar, convict having been found in possession of 21 kgs of ganja is hereby sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay fine of Rs one lakh and Kalia Behra, convict having been found in possession of 12 kgs of ganja is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for two years and to pay fine of Rs 10,000," the judge said.

"The period of imprisonment already undergone during investigation, inquiry and trial to be set off against the period of sentence awarded vide this judgment," the court added.

According to the prosecution, on September 10, 2009 at about 12.50 PM both Ashwani and Behra were arrested from the New Delhi Railway Station and 21kg and 12kg of ganja (cannabis) seized from their possession respectively.

Leniency was sought by the convicts on the ground that it is their first offence and they are the sole bread earners in their family.

The court had earlier convicted the duo under the NDPS Act, saying the "counsel for the accused persons have not been able to point out any contradiction or discrepancy in the statements of prosecution witnesses." PTI HMP RT