IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA Criminal Appeal No: 410 of 2015 Reserved on: 25.04.2026.

Pronounced on :06.05.2026.

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State of Himachal Pradesh ....Appellant versus Shashi Kant ....Respondent Coram:

Hon’ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur, Judge Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma, Judge

1Whether approved for reporting?t For the appellant: Mr. Sushant Keprate, Additional Advocate General.

For the respondent: Mr. Kanwar Bhupinder Singh, Advocate.

Ranjan Sharma, Judge State of Himachal Pradesh, being the appellant, has come up in the instant appeal, under Section 378 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Hassailing the judgment dated 18.12.2014, passed by Learned Special Judge, Shimla [HP], in Sessions Trial No.11-S/7 of 2011, titled State of Himachal Pradesh v. Shashi Kant, acquitting the Respondent- accused herein, from the charge under Section 20 Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 [referred to as ‘NDPS Act’ herein], alleging

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

recovery of 150 grams of Cannabis-Charas from his conscious and exclusive possession on 22.10.2010 at about 03:3