GAHC010130442013 2025:GAU-AS:12963

THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT

(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)

Case No. : Crl.A./167/2013

OKEN SINGH

S/O LATE K. IBOTOM SINGH, R/O BACHAR ARUNACHAL PRADESH, P.S.

BACHAR, DIST. BACHAR, ARUNACHAL PRADESH.

VERSUS

THE STATE OF ASSAM,

Advocate for the Petitioner : MR.S NATH, MR. T R DEURI (AMICUS CURIAE),MR.P

CHOUDHURY

Advocate for the Respondent : , PP, ASSAM

BEFORE

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N. UNNI KRISHNAN NAIR

JUDGMENT & ORDER (CAV)

Date : 10-12-2025

Heard Mr. T. Deuri, learned amicus curiae appearing for the appellant. Also heard

Mr. M.P. Goswami, learned Addl. P.P. Assam appearing for the State/ respondent.

2. The present appeal has been instituted by the appellant assailing the judgment

and order dated 04-06-2013 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge No. 1 (Special Judge), Kamrup in NDPS Case No. 257(K)/2002 convicting the appellant, herein, under Section 21(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985 and sentencing him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 03 (three) years and to pay fine of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand), in default to undergo further simple imprisonment for 06 (six) months.

3. The prosecution case, in brief, is that one Deva Dutta,