IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 821 OF 2015 (C)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI UMESHA S/O VEERABHADRAIAH, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/O AREKERE VILLAGE, JAVAGAL HOBLI, ARASIKERE TALUK, HASSAN DISTRICT 56.

…APPELLANT (BY SRI. PRATHEEP K C., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. STATE OF KARNATAKA BY BANAVARA POLICE STATION REP BY ITS STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, Digitally signed by BANGALORE 01.

LAKSHMINARAYAN N Location: High Court of Karnataka …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. M.DIWAKAR MADDUR, HCGP)

THIS CRL.A. IS FILED U/S.374(2) CR.P.C PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 30.6.2015 PASSED BY THE PRL. S.J. AND SPL. JUDGE, HASSAN IN SPL. CASE (NDPS) NO.71/2009 - CONVICTING THE APPELLANT/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 20(b) OF N.D.P.S. ACT, 1985 AND ETC.

THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE G BASAVARAJA

ORAL JUDGMENT

The appellant has preferred this appeal against the judgment of conviction and order on sentence dated 30.06.2015 passed in Spl.Case(NDPS)No.71/2009 by the Principal Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Hassan (f