2025:CGHC:57595 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Digitally signed by AMARDEEP Venkata Soma Raju S/o Subba Rao Aged About 38 Years (Now 40 AMARDEEPCHOUBEY CHOUBEY Date:

2025.12.01 17:44:55 +0530 Years At The Time Of Filing) R/o Venkatramaiya Nagar, Rajahmundry Namavaram , Police Station Marampudi, District East Godavari Andhra Pradesh., District : East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh ... Appellant versus The State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Pharasgaon, District Kondagaon Chhattisgarh., District : Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh ….Respondent (Cause-title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Mr. D.K. Gwalare, Advocate.

For Respondent/State : Mr. R.C.S. Deo, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Bibhu Datta Guru, Judge Judgment on Board

26 /11/2025 Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19/03/2020 passed by the learned Special Judge, NDPS Act 1985, Kondagaon District Kondagaon (C.G.) in Special Criminal Case (NDPS Act 1985) No. 57/2018, whereby the learned Court convicted and sentenced the appellant as under:-

Conviction Sentence Section 20 (B) (ii-C) of the NDPS Rigorous imprisonment for 10 Act years and fine of ₹1,00,000/-, in def