HC rules Daisy was erroneously sentenced to 10 yrs’ RI

Mumbai: After nearly five years of “living nightmare”, dawn is breaking in Daisy Angus’ life. The 26-year-old French-born British citizen was arrested by the Air Intelligence Bureau on November 21, 2002, when she was travelling to Berlin with Israeli friend Yoram Kadesh. Ten kilogram hashish had been found in one of the bags she was carrying at the airport. Daisy pleaded that the bag belonged to Kadesh, but the latter denied her claim.
In June 2006, a Sessions Court convicted Daisy under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1995, and sentenced her to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment.
On Thursday, Daisy got a fresh lease of life. Hearing her appeal against the conviction, Bombay High Court observed that Kadesh had a narcotic history. His KLM North-West Airline ticket to Berlin had two baggage tags attached to it, one of which was found in Daisy’s possession. During interrogation at the airport it was found that Daisy not aware of the bag’s contents. The court, therefore, acquitted her of the charges and observed that it was more likely that Kadesh actually possessed the drugs.
Daisy, a diploma holder in Sports Therapy, met Kandesh on the Net, and the two decided to meet in Mumbai. Arriving in the city, they spent a night at Hotel Causeway in Colaba.
Daisy’s advocate, Ayaz Khan said, “Kadesh enticed her by offering to pay for her ticket and asked her to carry his bag in return.
06/04/07 Mayura Janwalkar/Daily News & Analysis

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