Ness Wadia, the heir to the Wadia group, has been sentenced to a suspended two-year jail term in Japan over possession of drugs. Wadia was arrested at New Chitose Airport in the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido in early March.
Wadia was reportedly carrying nearly 25g of cannabis resin in his trouser pockets. But what does a suspended jail term mean? Does that mean that Wadia will be jailed in Japan?
What is a Suspended Jail Term?
Well, a suspended jail term can be applied in cases in which sentence is up to three years in prison or a fine of 5,00,000 yen. If a person commits a crime during the period of suspension then the suspension can be cancelled and the offender can be jailed.
Wadia’s two-year prison sentence has been suspended for five years – which means Wadia will not be arrested till the time he commits any other crime during the specified period.
According to media reports, Wadia has returned to India but the Wadia Group has not yet responded to the news report.
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