2026:CGHC:19251 Digitally signed by RAVVA UTTEJ KUMAR RAJU NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 435 of 2020

1 - Parmesh Nayak S/o Shankar Nayak, aged about 27 years, R/o Malkangiri, D.N.K. Colony, Police Station Malkangiri, District Malkangiri, Odisha.

2 - Mahesh Nag S/o Vijay Kumar Nag, aged about 32 years, R/o Kindwada, Police Station Pushapal, District Sukma (C.G.)

...Appellants versus State of Chhattisgarh, through Police Station Farasgaon, District Kondagaon (C.G.)

... Respondent/State ____________________________________________________________

For Appellants: Mr. R.K. Jain along with Ms. Kiran Jain, Advocate For State : Mr. Siddhant Tiwari, PL Hon'ble Smt Justice Rajani Dubey J.

Judgment on Board

27.04.2026

1. This criminal appeal under Section 374(2) of the CrPC is directed against the impugned judgment and order of sentence dated 15.01.2020 passed by the learned Special Judge of N.D.P.S. Act, 1985, Kondagaon, District- Kondagaon (C.G.) in Special N.D.P.S. Case No.

02/2018 whereby and whereunder, the appellants have been held guilty of commission of offence and sentenced as described below:-

Conviction Sentence Under Section 20 (b) (ii) (C) R.I. for 10 years each, to