2025:CGHC:14391 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 222 of 20 08 •

Lalanram S/o Shri Matukdhari aged about 46 years, Occupation: Agriculture, R/o Village : Kachhar, Thana :

Sonhat, District : Korea, Chhattisgarh.

... Appellant versus • State of Chhattisgarh, Through: District Magistrate Baikunthpur, District – Korea, Chhattisgarh.

... Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Mahendra Dubey, Adv.

For Respondent/State : Mr. H.A.P.S. Bhatia, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Judgment on Board

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1. The present appeal arises out of the impugned judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 09.01.2008 passed by the learned Sessions Judge (NDPS Act), Korea - Baikunthpur (C.G.), in Special Sessions Trial No. 22/2006 whereby the learned Special Judge has convicted and sentenced the appellant as under :

Conviction Sentence D by ig H it E al E ly R s A i g L n A e L d U/s 20(a)(i) of R.I. for 5 years with fine of Rs.

SAHU Date:

2025.03.26 +0530 N.D.P.S. Act, 5,000/- and in default of payment of 1985 fine amount additional R.I. for 1 year.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 31.08.2006, Sub Inspector, A. Toppo (PW-11) had received secret information regarding the cu