PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Pawan Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State Of Rajasthan – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Pushpendra Singh Bhati, J. - This Criminal Appeal has been preferred under Section 374 Cr.P.C. praying for the following reliefs:-
"It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this appeal may kindly be allowed and order impugned dated 15.11.2018 passed by the Learned Special Judge (NDPS Cases), Hanumangarh, in Session Case No. 06/2017, may kindly be set aside and quashed and appellant may set at liberty."
2. This Criminal Appeal has been preferred against the order, dated 15.11.2018 passed by the learned Special Judge (NDPS Act Cases), Hanumangarh in Sessions Case No. 06/2017 whereby the appellant was convicted for the offences under Sections 8(c) read with Section 22(c) of the N.D.P.S. Act 1985 ("the Act of 1985") and sentenced to 15 years R.I. along with a fine of Rs. 1.5 lakhs, in default of payment of which he was to undergo further 1 year's R.I.
3. Brief facts of the case, as revealed from a perusal of the record, are that on 28.10.2016, at about 01:05 p.m. the then S.H.O. Sub-Inspector Ranveer Singh were travelling along with other police officials in a Jeep, and that when they were at the Civil Line Industrial Area, they saw a man with a plastic bag acting suspiciou
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