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2024 Supreme(Online)(ATFP) 174
APPELLATE TRIBUNAL UNDER SAFEMA AT NEW DELHI
1. MP-ND-184/DLI/2017 (Stay)
FPA-ND-92/DLI/2017 Shri Suraj Kumar … Appellant Versus
1. The Competent Authority, SAFEMA, 1976 & NDPS Act, 1985, New Delhi.
2. The Station House Officer, PS Nurpur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. … Respondents
2. MP-ND-187/DLI/2017 (Stay)
FPA-ND-93/DLI/2017 Smt. Rekha Devi … Appellant Versus
1. Competent Authority, SAFEMA, 1976 & NDPS Act, 1985, New Delhi.
2. The Station House Officer, PS Nurpur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. … Respondents
3. MP-ND-217/DLI/2017 (Stay) MP-ND-218/DLI/2017 (Exem.)
FPA-ND-116/DLI/2017 Smt. Rekha Devi … Appellant Versus
1. Competent Authority, SAFEMA, 1976 & NDPS Act, 1985, New Delhi.
2. The Station House Officer, PS Nurpur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. … Respondents Advocates/Authorized Representatives who appeared For the Appellants : ShriBakul Jain, Advocate For the Respondent : Shri Abhishek Gambhir, Advocate (in FPA 92&93/2017)
Shri Rishabh Sharma, Advocate (in FPA 116/2017)
CORAM JUSTICE MUNISHWAR NATH BHANDARI : CHAIRMAN SHRI V. ANANDARAJAN : MEMBER
FINAL ORDER
02.05.2024 FPA-ND-92,93&116/DLI/2017 A batch of three appeals were filed under Section 68-O of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short ‘NDPS Act, 1985). It is to challenge the orders dated 01.02.2017 (in Appeal Nos.92 and 93/2017) and 10.08.2017 (in Appeal No.116/2017) passed by the Competent Authority and Administrator under the NDPS Act, 1985.
2. The counsel for the appellants submits that the Investigating Agency passed freezing orders attaching the properties of the appellants on registration of case for the offence under Sections 21, 29 and 61 of the NDPS Act, 1985. The case was registered by the Station House Officer (SHO), PS Nurpur, District Kangra on 09.11.2016 on the recovery of 14 Grams of Heroin from the possession of Smt. Rekha Devi along with her husband (now deceased) ShriSardari Lal. After registration of the case, the freezing/seized orders were passed by the SHO PS Nurpur on 08.01.2017 and 18.07.2017 which have been confirmed by the impugned orders dated 01.02.2017 and 10.08.2017. The following properties of the appellants (in Appeal Nos.92&93/2017) were subject matter of freezing/seizing order of the SHOdated 08.01.2017:
“IMMOVABLE PROPERTIES
Sr.No.
Description of Properties
Name of the Owner
Value
1.
House built in Bhadroya, Tehsil & Police Station: Nurpur, Distt: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
Shri Sardari Lal S/o Shri Ram Lal and Smt. Rekha Devi W/o Shri Sardari Lal
Rs.84,56,000/-
2.
Land comprising of 0-03-84 HM land in Khata/Khatoni No.217/435, Khasra No.206,207,208 Mohal and MauzaBhadroya
Smt. Rekha Devi W/o Shri Sardari Lal
Rs.5,00,000/-
3.
Land comprising of 0-01-28 HM land in Khata/Khatoni No. 220/467, Khasra No.1871/49 Mohal and MauzaJach, Tehsil: Nurpur, Distt. Kangra
Smt. Rekha Devi W/o Shri Sardari Lal
Rs.30,00,000/-
MOVABLE PROPERTIES
Sr.No.
Description of Properties
Name of the Owner
Date from which information is available
Value
1.
Saving Account No.50063167432, KCC Dhangupeer
Smt. Rekha Devi W/o Shri Sardari Lal, R/o Bhadroya, Tehsil & Police Station: Nurpur, District: Kangra
17.03.2016 opening date of account
Rs.3,00,000/-
2.
Saving Account No.50063167421, KCC Bank Dhangupeer
Smt. Rekha Devi W/o Shri Sardari Lal.
17.03.2016 opening date of account
Rs.5,00,000/-
3.
Saving Account No.20120025394, KCC Bank Dhangupeer
Smt. Rekha Devi W/o Shri Sardari Lal.
17.03.2016 opening date of account
Rs.20,065/-
4.
Saving Account No.88161700014932, Himachal Gramin Bank Hagwal
Smt. Rekha Devi W/o Shri Sardari Lal.
11.02.2016
Rs.1,64,123/-
5.
Saving Account No.50062067278, KCC Bank Damtal
Shri Suraj Kumar S/o Shri Sardari Lal
18.09.2015
Rs.5,25,240/-
6.
Ltd. Account No.50063143228, KCC Bank Damtal
Shri Suraj Kumar S/o Shri Sardari Lal
-
Rs.20,00,000/-
7.
Loan Account No.50063143976, KCC Bank Damtal (Loan account is against Ltd.)
Shri Suraj Kumar S/o Shri Sardari Lal
-
Rs.16,24,985/-
8.
Saving Account No.11429576725 SBI Damtal
Shri Sardari Lal S/o Shri Ram Lal
01.01.2016
Rs.1,36,188/-
9.
Saving Account
Shri Suraj Kumar S/o
01.01.2016
Rs.52,691/-
No.202633346519 SBI Damtal
Shri Sardari Lal
10.
Saving Account No.35231033546 SBI Damtal
Shri Suraj Kumar S/o Shri Sardari Lal
01.01.2016
Rs.25,000/-
11.
Saving Account No.50063330614 KCC Damtal
Smt. Rekha Devi W/o Shri Sardari Lal
18.04.2016
Rs.9,40,500/-
3. Similarly, the following property of the appellant Smt. Rekha Devi (in Appeal No. 116/2017) was seized by the SHO vide order dated 18.07.2017:
Sr.No.
Kind of Property
Value in Rs.
1.
Land comprising 0-4-6.75 H.M. in Khasra No.2951/2184(3-1)-2975/2187/1(1-1)-2188/1(3-17) Kitta 3 Rakba 7-19/363 in the name of Smt. Rekha Devi, W/o Shri Sardari Lal R/o Bhadroya, Tehsil: Nurpur, Distt: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
11,20,000/-
4. The learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the properties of a
