Serial No. 65 Final Hearing List HIGH COURT OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR AT JAMMU CRAA No. 09/2016 Date of Judgment: 30.11.2017 Sayyed Mohd Sadiq and ors vs. State of J&K Coram:

Hon’ble Mr Justice Badar Durrez Ahmed, Chief Justice Hon’ble Mr Justice Sanjeev Kumar, Judge.

Appearance:

For the Appellant (s) : Mr P. N. Goja, Advocate.

For the Respondent(s) : Mr. Ravinder Gupta, AAG.

i) Whether approved for reporting in Yes Law journals etc.:

ii) Whether approved for publication in press: Yes/No Badar Durrez Ahmed, CJ (Oral)

1. The present appeal is directed against the judgment dated 28.01.2016 delivered by the Additional Sessions Judge (Special Judge), Udhampur, whereby the appellants have been convicted for offences under Sections 8 (c) which is punishable under Section 20 (b) (ii) ( C) of the of the Narcotics Drugs Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as “the NDPS Act”). The appeal is also directed against the order dated 28.01.2016 whereby the appellants have been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment of 12 years each and to pay a fine of Rs. 1.5 Lacs each. In case of default in payment of fine, the appellants were, each, required to undergo further rigorous imprisonmen