Judgment
29/07/2025
1. The instant Criminal Appeal has been filed by the State
against the judgment dated 14.06.2022 passed by the Special
Judge, NDPS Act Cases, Bhadra District Hanumangarh in Sessions
Case No.23/2016 whereby the respondents were acquitted from
the charge under Section 8/15 of the NDPS Act
2. Briefly stated the facts of the case are that on 17.04.2015,
Shri Gopal Singh Dhaka, Inspector and Station House Officer of
Police Station Bhadra, received credible information from a reliable
informant via telephone regarding illegal possession of
contraband. Acting upon the said input, he made a formal entry at
Serial No. 170 in the Rojnamcha under Section 42(2) of the
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Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
(hereinafter referred to as “the NDPS Act”). Intimation of the said
entry was promptly dispatched to the Deputy Superintendent of
Police, Nohar, through Constable Bhawani Pratap, a designated
special messenger.