In Brief
A man was caught with 4.1 kg of charas (cannabis) in a car and convicted under sections of the Narcotic Drugs Act for possession, allowing the vehicle's use, and criminal conspiracy. He was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment and fined ₹1,20,000 for each offence. The Supreme Court held that while separate convictions and sentences for possession and conspiracy/facilitation are legally valid as independent offences, fines cannot be imposed cumulatively when sentences run concurrently. Since the appellant had already served 11 years in prison, the Court ordered his immediate release.
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