The Special judge of District and session Court Anantnag on Thursday sentenced 5 drug peddlers to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment
Anantnag: The Special judge of District and session Court Anantnag on Thursday sentenced 5 drug peddlers to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for possessing a commercial quantity of contraband even as the court has imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh to each on the convict.
Principal Sessions Judge Anantnag, Manzoor Ahmad awarded the punishments to five persons including husband and wife namely, Mohammad Rafiq Bhat S/O Mohammad Jamal Bhat, Anayat Ullah Bhat S/O Mohammad Rafiq Bhat, Aijaz Ahmad Bhat S/O Ghulam Hassan Bhat, Mubeena Banoo W/O Mohammad Rafiq Bhat, all residents of Soaf Shali Kokernag and Sajad Ahmad Ganie S/O Gull Mohammad Ganie R/O Hangal Gund Kokernag are sentenced to rigorous imprisonment.
By virtue of judgment dated 07-05-2025 these accused were convicted for the offences under Section 8/20 (c) read with Section 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS Act) in case FIR No.63/2022 of Police Station Kokernag for illegal possession and trafficking of 5 kgs of Charas, which constitute
