2026:CGHC:16803 D si i g g n it e a d l l b y y NAFR AKHILESH AKHILESH BEOHAR BEOHAR Date:

2026.04.13

17:17:48 HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR +0530 ACQA No. 144 of 2015 • State of Chhattisgarh, Through Station House Officer, Police Station -

Mohan Nagar, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. ...Appellant versus • Gurunam Singh @ Luckky Soni, S/o Sukhwant Singh, aged about 19 Years, R/o Modal Town, Near Panchmukhi Temple, Supela, District Durg, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent For Appellant/State : Mr. Ram Narayan Sahu, Deputy Government Advocate along with Mr. Suresh Tandan and Mr. Narayan Prasad, Panel Lawyers.

For Respondent : None.

(Hon’ble Shri Justice Radhakishan Agrawal)

Judgment on Board

13.04.2026

1. The present acquittal appeal has been preferred by the appellant/State against the judgment dated 28.04.2015 passed by the learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Durg, C.G. in NDPS Case No. 04/2014, whereby the respondent/accused has been acquitted of the charge under Section 21(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short “the NDPS Act”).

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 30.01.2014, PW-7 S.L.

Gorle, ASI, posted at Police Station Mohan Nagar, received s