Sadaqat Ali Khan, J.--Appellant (Ghulam Abbas) has been tried by the learned trial Court in case FIR No. 613 dated 1.7.2019, under Section 9(c) of CNSA, 1997 (charras 1250 grams ) Police-Station Airport, District Rawalpindi, and was convicted and sentenced vide impugned judgment dated 16.06.2020 as under:- Ghulam Abbas appellant Sentenced to 4-years & 6-months R.I. alongwith fine of Rs. 20,000/- and in default whereof to further undergo 5- months S.I. Benefit of Section 382-B, Cr .P.C. was extended to him.
2. Heard. Record perused.
3. At the very outset, learned counsel for the appellant does not press the conviction of the appellant in offence of under Section 9(c) of CNSA, 1997 and has requested for reduction of his sentence on the ground that the appellant has expressed remorse and repentance with an assurance not to deal with narcotics in future. On our reappraisal of evidence, we are of the view that appellant has rightly been convicted by the learned trial Court in offence under Section 9(c) CNSA, 1997. Coming to the reduction of sentence of appellant, considering the peculiar circumstances of this case discussed above and agony of trial faced by the appellant while maintaining the conviction of the appellant under Section 9 (c) of CNSA, 1997, his sentence is reduced from 4-years & 6 months R.I to I-Year & 7-months R.I. Fine of Rs. 20,000/- is maintained, however , sentence in default whereof is reduced to 15-days S.I. Benefit of Section 382-B, Cr.P.C. is extended to her. Reliance is placed on case titled "State through Deputy Director (Law) Regional Directorate, Anti-Narcotics Force Vs. Mujahid Naseem Lodhi " (PLJ 2017 SC 660).
4. With the above said modification in the impugned judgment, this criminal appeal is disposed of.