DEHAL SINGH vs STATE OF H.P.

The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of the appellants under Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for possession of 27 Kg. 800 gms of Charas. The Court emphasized that the prosecution had established the chain of evidence and the recovery of the contraband was lawful, as the appellants consented to the search. The Court dismissed the appeals, affirming the lower courts' findings and the sentence imposed.