1050 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 08.05.2025 PAWAN KUMAR ...APPELLANT Versus UT OF CHANDIGARH ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HARPREET SINGH BRAR Present: Mr. Imran, Advocate as Amicus Curiae for the appellant.

Mr. Manish Bansal, PP U.T. Chandigarh and Ms. Diksha Sharma, Advocate for UT Chandigarh.

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Harpreet Singh Brar, J. (Oral)

1. Present appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the judgment of conviction and order on quantum of sentence dated 06.08.2008 passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Chandigarh vide which the appellant has been convicted and sentenced as mentioned below:

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 23.02.2003, SI Harinder Singh Sekhon and other police officials had apprehended the accused-appellant on the basis of suspicion in the area of Rajiv Colony, Sector 38-A, Chandigarh and his name and address was verified. On the basis of suspicion, personal search of the appellant was conducted and 9 grams of smack was recovered, out of which, two samples of 2 grams each were separated. All the parcels were sealed. FIR no. 96 dated 23.02.2003 was registered under Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotro