467 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 17.03.2025 SANDEEP KUMAR ALIAS DIPI ....Appellant Versus STATE OF PUNJAB ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Vikas Malik, Advocate for the appellant. (amicus curiae).

Mr. Rishabh Singla, AAG, Punjab.

HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)

1. This appeal has been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order on quantum of sentence dated 05.03.2007 passed by learned Judge Special Court Amritsar, whereby, the appellant was convicted and sentenced for the offence punishable under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter ‘NDPS Act’), in the case stemming from FIR No.124 dated 06.06.2005 registered at Police Station, Chheharta, District Amritsar.

2. The appellant was sentenced as mentioned below:

3. Brief facts of the case are that on 06.