KULBIR SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

CRA-S-1753-SB-2005(O&M) #1# IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. 115 CRA-S-1753-SB-2005(O&M) Date of Decision:-14.07.2026 Kulbir Singh. ......Appellant. Vs. State of Punjab. ......Respondent. CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI Present:- Mr. Sukhcharan Singh Gill, Advocate Legal Aid Counsel for the Appellant. Mr. Amandeep Singh Samra, AAG Punjab. *** RAMESH CHANDER DIMRI, J. (ORAL) 1. The appellant was found in possession of 2Kgs of Poppy Husk in the area of Police Station Sri Hargobindpur in district Gurdaspur on 14.03.2004. Such recovery led to the registration of FIR No.36 dated 14.03.2024 under Section 15 of the NDPS Act at the above stated police station as well as arrest of the appellant. On conclusion of investigation, challan was filed against him. He faced the trial arising out of the said FIR and through a judgment of conviction dated 20.09.2005 was convicted under the said section. Resultantly, he was sentenced to imprisonment of RI for one year with a fine of Rs.2,000/-. In default of payment of fine, he was directed to further undergo RI for 03 months. 2. Aggrieved of the same, the appellant filed the present appeal. VINAY MAHAJAN 2026.07.1