The court of sessions judge Phek district on Monday sentenced accused Pfonyi to 10 years rigorous imprisonment on possession of contraband ganja. Special judge (NDPS) Phek, Ajongba Imchen also ordered Pfonyi to pay a fine of Rs. 1, 00,000/- u/s 20(b) (ii) & (c) of the NDPS Act.
While passing the judgment, the special judge pointed out that the ,” it is settled law that once the possession is established, the person who claims that it was not a conscious possession or have no knowledge of concealment has to establish it, so is presumption”.
The judgment also read that, “From the prosecution evidence it is clear that the accused person was in possession of contraband ganja weighing commercial quantity of 360 kilograms from the vehicle that was driven by the accused” The case was investigated by UBSI Seyielhouca Kehie and Samuel Ritse, Ld. Public Prosecutor led the prosecution.
