IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Cr. Appeal No. 477 of 2015 Decided on: 22.04.2025 _________________________________________________________

State of Himachal Pradesh …..Appellant Versus Om Nath ……Respondent _________________________________________________________

Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge

1 Whether approved for reporting?

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For the appellant: Mr. Yashwardhan Chauhan, Senior Additional Advocate General with Mr. Ramakant Sharma, Mr. Navlesh Verma, Ms. Sharmila Patial, Additional Advocates General and Mr. Raj Negi, Deputy Advocate General.

For the respondent: Mr. S.C. Sharma, Senior Advocate with Mr. Satish Sharma, Advocate. Sushil Kukreja, Judge (oral)

The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant-

State under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.PC) against the judgment of acquittal dated 01.04.2015 passed by the learned Special Judge (II), Mandi, District Mandi, H.P., in Sessions Trial No.3/2009, whereby the accused (respondent herein) was acquitted of the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotr