IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 22.09.2025 FAKIR CHAND ... APPELLANT VERSUS STATE OF HARYANA ... RESPONDENT CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.S.GREWAL Present:- Mr. Krishan Singh, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Amrik Narwal, DAG, Haryana.

H.S. Grewal, J.(Oral)

1. This appeal has been filed against the judgment of conviction dated 19.01.2011 and order of sentence dated 22.01.2011 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri in case FIR No.49 dated 03.03.2010 under Sections 20 and 20-B of Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), registered at Police Station Sadhaura, the appellant has come up before this Court by filing the present appeal.

2 The case of the prosecution is that on 03.03.2010, the appellant was found to be in possession of 135 grams of charas. Pursuant thereto, vide order dated 19.01.2011 passed by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri, the appellant was convicted and vide order dated 22.01.2011 sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of four years and to pay fine of Rs. 2,000/- and further in default thereof, to undergo ri