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

Table of Content
1. summary of prosecution case and conviction details. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. court's validation of conviction and circumstances for sentence reduction. (Para 4 , 8 , 9 , 12)
3. arguments regarding sentence modification. (Para 6 , 7)
4. precedents on sentence reduction in ndps cases. (Para 10 , 11)
5. final ruling on conviction and sentence modification. (Para 13 , 14)

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

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