JUDGMENT :

Uday Umesh Lalit, J.

1. Special Leave to Appeal granted.

2. This appeal challenges the correctness of Judgment and Order dated 21.12.2016 passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh in Criminal Appeal No.798 of 2014 by which the High Court affirmed the conviction of the appellant for the offences punishable under Section 21(c) read with Section 29 of The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (‘NDPC Act’, for short).

3. According to the Prosecution:-

a. On a specific information that narcotic drugs were going to be transported from Jammu side to Chandigarh via Hoshiarpur in a white colour Indica car bearing registration no.PB-02AJ-7288, the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (for short ‘DRI’) laid picket at toll barrier at Hoshiarpur-Garhshankar road. At 10:35 hours, they intercepted an Indica car of white colour which was coming from Hoshiarpur side bearing registration No.PB-02AJ-7288. The car was being driven by one Raj Kumar @ Raju whereas one Surinder Pal Singh was sitting next to him. To ensure safe search of the car and personal search of occupants, the car was taken to the office of Superintendent, Central Excise Range, Mode