Chandigarh, Aug. 18 -- A special court here convicted Amit Kumar in a 2020 narcotics case for possessing 201 gm of heroin and sentenced him to one year of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.25,000.

Special judge Raman Goklaney, in a judgment pronounced on Monday, held that the prosecution had proved its case beyond reasonable doubt under Section 21(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act.

According to the prosecution, a police team was patrolling near the Sector 39-D slip road on January 28, 2020, when it spotted Kumar walking towards Sector 39-D from the Sector 56 side. The police alleged that he turned around and started walking away briskly after noticing the team. He was intercepted around 10.30 pm...