Supreme Court of India · 2000-12-13
Radhey Sham vs State Of Haryana
- Citation / case number
- AIRONLINE 2000 SC 47
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- Radhey Sham
- Respondent
- State Of Haryana
- Bench
- M.B. Shah, S.N. Phukan
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellant under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, affirming the lower courts' findings that the evidence presented, including the testimony of police officials and the chemical analyzer report, sufficiently established the appellant's possession of narcotics. The Court ruled that the procedural safeguards were adhered to during the search and seizure, and the defense of false implication was not substantiated. The sentence of 10 years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,00,000 was confirmed.