In a significant ruling, a special court in Mohali, Punjab, India, sentenced Rakesh, a 26-year-old man, to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for possessing 300 grams of heroin, which is categorized as a commercial quantity under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. The incident occurred in February 2022 when Rakesh was apprehended with the contraband. His defense argued that the search was invalid, but the court found that the search was conducted in compliance with Section 50 of the NDPS Act, as it was supervised by Deputy Superintendent of Police Amarpreet Singh, a gazetted officer. The court dismissed claims of contradictions regarding items found with Rakesh, stating that the presence of a mobile phone and currency notes did not undermine the evidence of heroin possession. Special judge TPS Randhawa ruled that the prosecution's evidence was complete and consistent, leading to a guilty verdict under Section 21 of the NDPS Act. The court emphasized that stringent punishment was warranted for drug offenses involving commercial quantities, and Rakesh was taken into custody for sentencing after being on bail.