Rhea has been arrested under Section 20B, Section 27, Section 28, and Section 29 of NDPC. If Rhea is found guilty under all these sections, the actress will then have to serve up to 10 years in prison.
KNOW WHAT THESE SECTIONS OF NDPS MEAN
Section 20(B) of the NDPS Act reads, "produces, manufactures, possesses, sells, purchases, transports, imports inter-State, exports inter-State or uses cannabis, shall be punishable." The punishment under this section includes rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years and also includes a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees.
Section 27(A) of NDPS Act pertains to the consumption of any narcotic drug or psychotropic substance. This particular section prescribes the punishment for a person consuming a narcotic drug or psychotropic substance that includes cocaine, morphine, diacetylmorphine or any other narcotic drug/psychotropic substance. The punishment states rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or a fine may extend to twenty thousand rupees.
Section 28 of the NDPS Act provides for punishment for any offender slapped with the NDPS Act.
Section 29 of the NDPS Act lays out the Punishment for abetment and criminal conspiracy. It states that anyone who abets or is a party to a criminal conspiracy shall be punishable with the prescribed penalty provided for the offence.
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