Angrej Singh @ Geja vs State of Haryana

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2023 Supreme(P&H) 2591

AMAN CHAUDHARY
Angrej Singh @ Geja – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr.BS Aulakh, Advocate/ Legal Aid Counsel; For the Appellant
Mr.Dhruv Sihag, AAG, Haryana

JUDGMENT

Aman Chaudhary, J.

Challenge in the present appeal is to the judgment and order dated 27.08.2014 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Kaithal, vide which the appellant was convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for six months and to pay a fine of Rs.6,000/- for the offence punishable under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Substances Act, 1985 (for short 'NDPS Act').

2. Succinctly, the facts of the prosecution case are that on 20.03.2014, when SI Inder Singh alongwith other police officials was present at Bhuna Turning in connection with patroling and detection, a secret information was received regarding carrying of narcotics by Angrej Singh @ Geja. The said information was sent to higher authority. A naka was laid at T-Point Bhuna Road. After some time a bus came, from which a person alighted and started going towards Bhuna side. On suspicion, he was apprehended and on enquiry he disclosed his name as Angrej Singh @ Geja. He was served a notice under Section 50 of NDPS Act, to which he gave the option of the search before a Gazetted Officer. On a call made, DSP Tekan Raj alongwith his staff came at the spot, in whose presence, the search of the ac

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