2025:CGHC:49199-DB AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 1899 of 2017 Judgment Reserved on : 30.07.2025 Judgment Delivered on : 25.09.2025

1. Rinku Kumar S/o Ramesh Prasad, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Wiskoman Colony, Thana- Alamganj District Patna, Bihar, Civil District Patna Bihar.

2. Nakul Singh, S/o Hareram Singh Rajput, Aged About 24 Years, R/o Mathurapur Thana Koielwar District Bhojpur, Bihar, Civil District Bhojpur, Bihar.

... Appellants versus  State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station Arjuni, District Dhamtari Chhattisgarh. Civil District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Appellants : Mr. Shrinivas Rao, Advocate appears on behalf of Mr. Gagan Tiwari, Advocate.

For Respondent/State : Mr. Ankur Kashyap, Dy. Govt. Advocate.

Hon'ble Smt. Justice Rajani Dubey, J Hon’ble Shri Justice Amitendra Kishore Prasad (CAV Judgment)

Per Rajani Dubey, J

1. The appellants in this appeal under Section 374(2) of CrPC has challenged the legality, validity and propriety of the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 06.10.2017 passed by the Special Judge (NDPS Act), Dhamtari (C.G.) in Special Criminal Case (N.D.P.S. Act 1985) No.146/2017, whereby the appellants sta