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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA
TARLOK SINGH CHAUHAN, SATYEN VAIDYA
State of H.P. – Appellant
Versus
Hom Singh @ Homi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J.
Aggrieved by the order of acquittal of the respondent for the offence punishable under Sections 20 and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short, “the NDPS Act”), the petitioner-State has filed the instant petition for grant of leave to appeal.
2 The parties do not dispute that the case as set out by the prosecution has correctly been enumerated by the learned Special Judge, therefore, the same is extracted as such from the judgment.
“2. Briefly stated, the case of the prosecution is that H.C. Nek Ram (PW-18), constable Mahinder Singh (PW-1), constable Vivek Sen (PW-2), constable Pushap Raj and HHG Kapil Dev were on patrolling duty in a private vehicle bearing registration no. HP 32-A-3153 being driven by H.C. Nek Ram. They were sitting in the vehicle at 12:40 pm near the Bajaj showroom. The accused was coming towards Gutkar. When he reached the vehicle in which the police were sitting, he started walking briskly. H.C. Nek Ram opened the door of the vehicle and the accused started running. The police apprehended the accused. The accused fell on his knees and said that he should be pardoned as he has done some illegal ac
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