2026:CGHC:8310 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Criminal Appeal No.1505 of 2016 Manharan Lal S/o Tirath Yadav, Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Bundela, Police Station Shivrinarayan, District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Shivrinarayan, Civil And Revenue District Janjgir Champa, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Appellant : Shri Ravindra Sharma, Advocate For Respondent/State : Shri Rajkumar Sahu, P.L.

Hon’ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Judgment on Board

16.02.2026

1. This Appeal has been preferred against the judgment dated 30.11.2016 passed by the learned Special Judge Digitally N.D.P.S Act, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) in signed by SISTLA SISTLA NEELIMA NEELIMA VISHNU Special Case No.24/2014 whereby, the Appellant has been VISHNU PRIYA PRIYA Date:

2026.02.17

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Act and sentenced to undergo R.I. for 1 year and to pay

fine of Rs.5,000/- with usual default stipulation.

2. Case of prosecution in brief is that on 31.10.2014, information was received from an informant that the Appellant Manharanlal, son of Tirat Yadav, was illegally cultivating cannabis plants in the courtyard under his possession. Aft