IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

233 Date of decision: 11.02.2026 NARANG SINGH ......Petitioner VERSUS STATE OF PUNJAB .......Respondent CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ *****

Present: - Mr. Vicky Sharma, Advocate for Mr. K.S. Dhaliwal, 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 30.09.2015 passed by the Judge, Special Court, Sangrur whereby the appellant has been convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment of two years and to pay fine of Rs. 15,000/-(and in default of payment of fine to further undergo RI of three months) for commission of offence under Section 15 of the N.D.P.S. Act, 1985 in case bearing FIR No. 83 dated 27.06.2012 registered under Section 15 of the NDPS Act, 1985 at Police Station Dirba, District Sangrur.

2. Briefly summarized, facts of the present case are that on 28.06.2012, police party headed by ASI Gurmeet Singh was proceeding from Village Dirba to Village Karial when Bhola Singh joined them on the way. At about

6:45 A.M., upon reaching the canal bridge in the area of Village Dir