Govt. of Gujarat vs RAHULBHAI DAYABHAI PARMAR — 696/2026

The court convicted the accused Rahulbhai Dayabhai Parmar under the Gujarat Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 2016, Section 27(b), based on his voluntary confession. Applying the principle that "special and adequate reasons" must justify sentences below the statutory minimum, the court imposed a lenient sentence considering the accused's financial condition and prospects for reform. The accused was sentenced to a fine of ₹100 or one day simple imprisonment in default, with forfeiture of prohibited articles. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.