2026:CGHC:16846 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Criminal Appeal No.858 of 2025 Mahendra Kumar Pal, S/o Rajbali Pal, Aged About 30 Years, R/o Village- Kukarhata, Post- Khajuri, Police Station- Koraon, District-

Prayagraj (U.P.) ... Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station GRP Raipur, Distt.- Raipur (C.G.) ... Respondent For Appellant :Shri Anuroop Panda, Advocate from Legal Aid.

For Respondent/State :Ms. Katyayani Vishnupriya, PL.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Judgment on Board

13.04.2026

1. The present Criminal Appeal under Section 415(2) of Bhartiya SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been preferred by Appellant SISTLA NEELIMA against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.04.15

09.01.2025 passed by the learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Raipur, District Raipur (CG) in Special Case No.147/2023, whereby the Appellant has been convicted and sentenced as under:

Conviction : Sentence U/s 20(b)(ii)(B) of RI for 10 years with fine of the NDPS Act Rs.1,00,000/- (One lac), in default of payment of fine, additional RI for 2 years.

2. The prosecution case, in brief, is that on 10.07.2023, S