: The High Court here today ordered a former technician of a production company to serve 10 years in prison sentence and be given 10 strokes of the cane for two counts of drug possession amounting to 217.25 grammes.
He sentenced the man to 10 years in prison with 10 lashes for the first charge and one year in prison for the second charge, to be served concurrently from the date of arrest, which was Sept 8 last year. The charges were framed under Section 12 of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 which provides imprisonment for life or not less than five years and whipping of not less than 10 lashes upon conviction.