(1.) THIS is a jail appeal of an accused from whom 250 Gramme Charas was recovered. He has been convicted under section 20 of Narcotic Drugs And Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, referred to as the 'Act', and sentenced to 10 year R.I. and a fine of Rs. 5000/ - by Addl. Sessions Judge, Fast Track Court No. 1, Bijnor, in default further imprisonment for two months by judgment dated 15.9.2006.
(2.) AMICUS Curiae Dr. Abida Syed for the accused has preferred not to argue the case on merits and has confined her argu ments only on the point of sentence. Mohd. Israil Siddiqui, Addl. Government Counsel for the State has also been heard.
(3.) IT is fair and justifiable, in this cir cumstance, to adjust the sentence in confor mity with the scheme of sentence in the 'Act' and to fix the quantum of sentence in propor tion to the sentence in scheme of the Act.