Supreme Court of India

The State of Himachal Pradesh v. Pardeep Kumar Etc.

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Reported as [2018] 2 S.C.R. 656
Bench Ranjan Gogoi and R. Banumathi JJ.
Decided 16 February 2018

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What the Court ordered

We are of the opinion that the grounds on which the High Court have reversed the findings of conviction of the accused-respondents ought not to be accepted.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 19 85 – s.20 r/w. s.29 – Conviction under – Propriety of – On 27.01.2009 a police party on patroling duty on National Highway 21 on Manali- Kullu road, signaled a car to stop – Vehicle stopped and a p erson allegedly fled away from the car, while accused-respo ndent nos.1 and 2 were found sitting in the car – On search, rucksack c ontaining cannabis mixture found from the car – Trial court c onvicted and sentenced the accused for offences u/s. 20 r/w. s.29 – igh Court in appeal reversed the order of conviction on the g round that prosecution

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Of those, 1 relied on · 2 referred to

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