IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
MANJIT SINGH – Appellant
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STATE OF PUNJAB – Respondent
493 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 18.03.2025 MANJIT SINGH ALIAS MUKKA ...APPELLANT V/S STATE OF PUNJAB ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Ashish Grover, Advocate for the appellant.
Mr. Rishabh Singla, AAG, Punjab.
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HARPREET SINGH BRAR, J. (ORAL)
1. The prayer in the present appeal is to set aside the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 19.03.2007 passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Bathinda, whereby the appellant was convicted and sentenced for the offence punishable under Section 18(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the ‘NDPS Act’), in the case stemming from FIR No.52 dated 03.05.2004, under Section
18 of the NDPS Act at Police Station Sangat.
2. The appellant was sentenced as mentioned below:
Offence
Sentence
Section 18 8(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
Rigorous imprisonment for a period nine months and to pay fine of Rs.2,500/ 00/- and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for three months.
3. Brief facts of the case are that on 03
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