Crl. Appeal No.882-SB of 1998

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Crl. Appeal No.882-SB of 1998

Date of Decision : March 27, 2008

Kundan Singh S/o Attar Singh,

....Appellant

R/o Village Singhara, P.S.Nissing,

District Karnal.

Versus

The State of Haryana

....Respondent

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHAM SUNDER

Present:

Mr. Sanjeev Gupta, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. A.K.Jindal, AAG, Haryana, for the respondent.

SHAM SUNDER, J.

This appeal is directed against the judgment of conviction dated

2.9.1998, and the order of sentence dated 3.9.1998, rendered by the Court of

Addl. Sessions Judge, Karnal, vide which it convicted the accused/appellant

Kundan Singh, for the offence punishable under Section 15 of the Narcotic

Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter called as 'the Act'

only) and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten

years, and to pay a fine of Rs.1 lac, and in default of payment of the same, to

undergo rigorous imprisonment for another period of 2 ½ years.

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The facts, in brief are that on 21.2.1996, Sham Lal, ASI,

alongwith Gurdial Singh, HC, and Karam Vir, Constable, was on patrol duty,

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