fardeen
khan
surely
must
have
felt
relieved
after
judge
P.N.Deshmukh
of
a
special
sessions
court
said
that
the
actor
would
be
facing
charges
only
for
attempting
to
buy
1
gm
of
cocaine,
which
comes
under
the
category
of
'small
quantity'.
So,
even
if
he
is
found
guilty
he
stands
to
spend
only
a
maximum
of
six
months
in
jail.
The
case
dates
back
to
the
year
2001
when
the
actor
was
caught
with
9gms
of
cocaine
in
Mumbai's
suburb
Juhu.
Fardeen
was
then
booked
under
the
Narcotic
Drugs
and
Psychotropic
Substances
(NDPS)
Act
and
sent
to
custody.
He
however,
was
granted
bail
later
and
the
case
has
been
awaiting
trial
in
the
sessions
court
ever
since.
In
the
recent
chain
of
events,
it
appears
that
the
actor
has
appealed
that
he
was
merely
attempting
to
buy
1
gm
of
cocaine
and
hence
be
discharged
from
criminal
prosecution.
His
plea
for
complete
discharge
has
been
rejected
and
the
actor
will
still
have
to
stand
trial
for
whatever
'small'
charge
on
the
next
session
scheduled
for
Feb
8.
The
Narcotics
Control
Bureau
(NCB)
doesn't
seem
too
pleased
with
this
concession
given
to
the
actor
and
said
that
it
will
appeal
against
the
sessions
court
order
in
the
High
Court.