JUDGMENT

Ajay Tewari, J. (Oral) - CRM-1543-2020

Prayer in this application is for early hearing of the main appeal, which stands admitted on 11.03.2015.

For the reasons stated in the application, the same is allowed. Let the main appeal be taken up today itself for its final hearing

CRA-S-1087-SB-2015

This appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction dated 10.02.2015 and order of sentence of the even date, passed by the Judge, Special Court {Ad hoc), Fast Track Court, Hoshiarpur, wherein appellant Sukhwinder Singh was held guilty and convicted for commission of offence punishable under Section 22 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for brevity 'NDPS Act') and was sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs. 20,000/-, in case of default of payment of fine, he was directed to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 31.08.2012, ASI Mohan Lal, along with HC Pawan Kumar, HC Anil Kumar and PHG Parampal Singh, was on patrol duty in Dasuya and when they crossed the railway track, one car bearing registration No. PB-21-A-5050 was found parked there