Amandeep Singh vs State of Punjab - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 1155

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 1155

SURESHWAR THAKUR
Amandeep Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Punjab – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
Mr. Anmol Rattan Sidhu, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Suvir Sidhu, Advocate, Mr. Gagandeep Singh Saini, Advocate, Mr. H.S. Rajput, Advocate and Mr. G.S. Dhillon, Advocate; For the Appellant
For the Respondent: Mr. Maninder Singh, Sr. DAG, Punjab.

JUDGMENT

Sureshwar Thakur, J.

The instant appeal is directed against the impugned verdict, as made on 18.11.2019, upon CIS No.NDPS 817/2016, by the learned Judge Special Court, Jalandhar, wherethrough in respect of a charge drawn against the accused qua an offence punishable under Section 18 of the NDPS Act, the learned trial Judge concerned, proceeded to record a finding of conviction against the accused-appellants. Moreover, through a separate sentencing order, drawn on 22.11.2019, the learned trial Judge concerned, imposed upon, the convicts both sentence(s) of imprisonment as well as sentence(s) of fine, but in the hereinafter extracted manner:

Sr. No.	Name	Offence	Sentence
1.	Amandeep Singh	18 (c) NDPS Act	To undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.one lac and in default of payment of fine to further undergo Simple imprisonment for 6 months.
2.	Inderjit Singh	18 (c) NDPS Act	To undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.one lac and in default of payment of fine to further undergo Simple imprisonment for 6 months.