IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

235 Date of decision: 13.11.2025 IQBAL SINGH ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ *****

Present: - Mr. Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Senior DAG, Punjab.

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VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral)

1. This is an appeal against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.04.2012 passed by the Judge, Special Court, Sri Muktsar Sahib whereby the appellants has been convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment of three months and to pay fine of Rs. 1000/- for commission of offence under Sections 15 of the N.D.P.S. Act in case bearing FIR No. 21 dated 15.07.2008 registered under Section 15 of the NDPS Act at Police Station GRP Abohar.

2. As per the case of the prosecution, on 15.07.2008 at approximately 14:15 hours, Train No. 336 DN arrived from the Sri Ganganagar side. The police thereafter commenced checking of passengers near the engine portion of the train. During this process, one individual (the appellant herein) alighted from the train carrying a black raxine bag slung over his right shoulder. On account of suspicion,