Hukam Singh vs State of H. P. - 2023 Supreme(HP) 343

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2023 Supreme(HP) 343

SANDEEP SHARMA, VIRENDER SINGH
Hukam Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of H. P. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. G.R. Palsra & Mr. Ramesh Sharma.
For the Respondent: Mr. Anup Rattan with Mr. Y.W. Chauhan & Mr. I.N. Mehta, Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Ms. Priyanka Chauhan.

JUDGMENT :

(Virender Singh, J.)

1. Appellant, Hukam Singh, has preferred the present appeal, under Section 374 of the Criminal Procedure Code (hereinafter referred to as ‘CrPC’), against the judgment of conviction dated 28.5.2022 and order of sentence dated 6.6.2022, passed by the Court of learned Special Judge-I, Una, District Una, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as ‘learned trial Court’), in Sessions Case No.13/2020 in FIR No.143/2019, dated 11.10.2019, registered under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘ND & PS Act’) registered with Police Station, Amb, District Una, H.P.

2. For the sake of convenience, the appellant hereinafter referred to as the accused, as referred by the learned trial Court.

3. By way of the judgment of conviction dated 28.5.2022 and order of sentence dated 6.6.2022, the accused has been convicted by the learned trial Court, for commission of the offence punishable under Section 20 of the ND & PS Act, and sentenced to undergo imprisonment for a period of ten years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/-, and in default of payment of fine, the accused has been ordered to undergo simple imprisonment for one year