Chandigarh, Aug. 1 -- A special NDPS court in Chandigarh has convicted a Mohali resident for possessing 750 grams of charas, holding that the prosecution had proved the recovery beyond reasonable doubt and rejecting the defence's claim that the contraband was planted after police picked up a backpack from his house.

Special court judge Raman Goklaney convicted Kuldeep Singh, a resident of Gobind Nagar, Naya Gaon, Mohali, under Section 20 of the NDPS Act (punishment for offences relating to cannabis) and sentenced him to 18 months rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs.20,000. In default of payment of the fine, he will undergo two months of simple imprisonment. The period already spent in custody during the investigation and trial ...