2026:CGHC:9732 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1245 of 2018 Dharmendra Singh Rajput S/o Adhar Singh Rajput Aged About 22 Years R/o- Village Sihora, Police Station Damoh (Dehat), District- Damoh (M.P.), District : Damoh, Madhya Pradesh ... Appellant versus The State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Police Station G.R.P., Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s)

For Appellant : None For Respondent(s) : Mr. Rajkumar Sahu, Panel Lawyerr Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Kumar Verma Judgment on Board

24/02/2026

1. This criminal appeal has been filed under Section 374 (2) of Cr.P.C., 1973 by the appellant against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 04.07.2018 passed by the learned Special Judge Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.), in Special Criminal Case under the NDPS Act No. 204/2017, whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced as follows:-

Convicted Sentenced to U/s 20(b)(ii)(B) of R.I. for 4 years with fine of Rs. N.D.P.S. Act, 1985 20,000/-, in default of payment of fine, additional R.I. for 6 months.

2. Today when the matter is called out for hearing, no one appeared on behalf of the appellant. I, th