IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

Cr. Appeal No. 8 of 2012 Reserved on: 12.11.2025

Date of Decision: 04.12.2025

Ram Pal ...Appellant

Versus

State of H.P. ...Respondent

Coram

Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Appellant : Mr Rajesh Mandhotra, Advocate.

For the Respondent : Mr Prashant Sen, Deputy Advocate

General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge

The present appeal is directed against the judgment

of conviction dated 7.12.2011 and order of sentence dated 22.12.2011, passed by learned Special Judge, Kullu, District Kullu, H.P., (learned Trial Court), vide which the appellant (accused before learned Trial Court) was convicted of committing an offence punishable under Section 20 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (NDPS) and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for two years, pay a fine of ₹20,000/-

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

and in default of payment of fine, to undergo further imprisonment for six months. (Parties shall hereinafter be re.ferred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience.)

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise t