In Brief
The appellant was convicted under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act for possessing heroin. The High Court altered his conviction from Section 21(c) to Section 21(b) and reduced his sentence from 15 years to 8 years, applying the principle that actual drug quantity (rather than total weight) determines the charge category. The Supreme Court upheld this alteration and conviction but further modified the sentence to the period already served (over 6 years), noting that the appellant had remained on bail since 2011, with the original crime occurring in 2004. The appeal was dismissed subject to this sentencing modification.
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