IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

346 Date of decision: 07.03.2026 SUBHASH CHAND ......Appellant VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ *****

Present: - Ms. Seema Kumari, Advocate (Legal Aid Counsel)

for the appellant.

Dr. (Ms.) Savi Nagpal, Asst. A.G. Punjab.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

1. This is an appeal against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 25.02.2011 passed by the Judge, Special Court, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment of one year and to pay fine of Rs. 2,000/- and in default of payment of fine to further undergo RI of one month for commission of offence under Section 15 of the N.D.P.S. Act, 1985 in case bearing FIR No. 261 dated 29.09.2005 registered under Section

15 of the NDPS Act, 1985 at Police Station City, Nawanshahr.

2. Briefly stated, as per the case of the prosecution that on 29.09.2005, SI Varinder Kumar of CIF Staff, Nawanshahr along with other police officials was on patrolling duty in a government vehicle. When they were going from Chandigarh Road, Nawanshahr towards Guru Angad Nagar, they sa