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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
G.BASAVARAJA
Nanjappa A.L. @ Meese Nanjappa S/o Late Linge Gowda – Appellant
Versus
State of Karnataka – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
G. BASAVARAJA, J.
1. The appellant has preferred this appeal against the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 05.02.2014 passed in Spl.C.No.43/2006 by the Principal Sessions Judge, Tumkur (for short hereinafter referred as the "trial Court").
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred to as per their status before the trial Court.
3. Brief facts leading to this appeal are that the Sub- Inspector of Police, Pavagada Police Station filed the charge-sheet against the accused for the offence under Sections 8 (b), 8(c), 20 and 25 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.
4. It is alleged by the prosecution that on 24.01.2006 in the morning, at about 05.00 am, Sri Balegowda, the Assistant Sub-Inspector of the complainant police station, called PW25 (CW1) K.S.Mohan and Dy.S.P., informing him that the appellant-Sri.Nanjappa @ Meese Nanjappa of Alkere, Huthridurga Hobli, has grown ganja in a huge quantity on his land. Immediately, PW25 summoned C.P.I. of Kunigal Circle, Balaramegowda, the informant- Sri.Balarama Gowda, and the staff. All of them proceeded to conduct a raid on the appellant's land situated in Huliyurdurga village. They
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