JAGROOP SINGH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 227 CRA-S-1999-SB-2012 (O&M) Date of decision: 21.05.2026 Jagroop Singh ...Appellant(s) VERSUS State of Punjab ...Respondent(s) CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VINOD S. BHARDWAJ Present :- Mr. P.S. Brar, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Mohit Kapoor, Sr.DAG, Punjab. ***** VINOD S. BHARDWAJ, J. (Oral) 1. The appellant has challenged the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 02.06.2012 passed by the learned Judge, Special Court, Sri Muktsar Sahib, whereby he was convicted in case bearing FIR No.146 dated 29.10.2007 registered under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 at Police Station Gidderbaha, Sri Muktsar Sahib, and sentenced as under :- Section Sentence and Find In default thereof 15 of the RI for a period of Imprisonment for a N.D.P.S. Act two years and a fine period 01 month of Rs.20,000/-. 2. Breifly summarized, the facts of the present case are that on 29.10.2007 at about 6:45 A.M., ASI Makhan Singh, along with other police officials, was conducting naka checking and patrol duty near Katcha passage, Tharajwala, close to Gidderbaha bypass. During the naka, a white Maruti car bearing