IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 27.10.2025.

State of Haryana ....Appellant.

Versus Amarjeet Singh and another ...Respondents.

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.S. SHEKHAWAT HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUKHVINDER KAUR .......

Present: Mr. Rajinder Kumar Banku, Sr. DAG, Haryana with Mr. Rajiv Sidhu, Sr. DAG, Haryana for the appellant.

Mr. Gurmeet Sago, Advocate (Amicus Curiae)

for the respondents.

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Sukhvinder Kaur , J .

1. The appellant-State has preferred the instant appeal against judgment dated 14.08.2003, passed by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Sirsa, vide which respondents-accused Amarjeet Singh and Parkash Chand have been acquitted.

2. Factual Scenario, as per prosecution version is that on 15.12.2002, police party headed by ASI Mahabir Singh received secret information that two youngsters, who indulge in the trade of selling opium, had gone towards Odhan for purchasing opium in car bearing registration No.DL-5C-5385 and they would return through the same route and if their search was conducted, a huge quantity of opium could be recovered. On the basis of said information, Nakabandi was conducted and the said car was signalled to stop. The driver s