Srinagar, Aug. 1 -- The Court of Special Judge (designated under NDPS Act), Anantnag, Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man from Bijbehara to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 1 lakh in a case involving the transportation of a commercial quantity of Codeine Phosphate-based cough syrup.

The sentence was pronounced by Special Judge (NDPS), Imran Hussain Wani, in a case arising out of FIR No. 81/2023 registered at Police Station Srigufwara under Section 8 read with Section 22(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, besides provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act.

The court had earlier, through its judgment dated July 13, 2026, held Bhat guilty of the offence.

The sentencing order was pronounced after heari...