The Jharkhand High Court acquitted a man who had spent over two decades fighting a conviction under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, after a Forensic Science Laboratory report established that the substance recovered from him was bhang and not ganja.
The case dated back to 17 October 2000, when a police patrolling party in Jamshedpur stopped Sunil Kumar Singh near the Chaibasa Bus Stand at around 5 in the morning. According to the police report, Singh was seen carrying a heavy briefcase and attempted to flee when signalled to stop. He was chased and apprehended.
