NCB secures conviction in 18 year old Charas case; accused convicted

JAMMU

In a significant culmination of an 18-year-old narcotics case, the Narcotics Control Bureau
(NCB), Jammu Zonal Unit, has secured the conviction of Kunnu Bharti alias Abhinandan, who had jumped bail granted in 2010 and remained beyond the reach of the trial for several years.
The case pertains to NCB Jammu Crime No. 04/2008. On 3rd December 2008, NCB
recovered 960 grams of charas from the conscious possession of the accused in the
Kashmir Basti area of Jammu. The contraband was concealed in a packet kept inside a white polythene bag.
During the course of the trial, the accused jumped bail granted in 2010, resulting in the
proceedings against him remaining pending. In a significant breakthrough, NCB Jammu
subsequently traced him to Amphalla Jail, Jammu, and secured his production before the competent Court in August 2025, thereby bringing him back within the judicial process.
Following sustained legal proceedings, the Court of Sessions, Special Judge (NDPS
Cases), Jammu, vide order dated 11th August 2026, sentenced Kunnu Bharti @
Abhinandan to three years’ imprisonment and imposed a fine of ₹10,000. In default of
payment of the fine, he will undergo a further two months’ rigorous imprisonment.
The Court further directed that, before his release, the convict furnish a bond of ₹20,000
under Section 34 of the NDPS Act, undertaking not to repeat such offences in future.