Amardas Satnami v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Criminal Appeal No.496 of 2009 Amardas Satnami, S/o Mayaram Das Satnami, aged 32 years, R/o Village Kodebod, Thana Kurud, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh ---- Appellant versus State of Chhattisgarh through Station Incharge, P.S. Dhamtari, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent For Appellant :

None For State/Respondent :

Ms. Shobha Kashyap, Dy. G.A.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Singh Chandel Judgment on Board 23.9.2017 1.

The Appellant has been convicted under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 7 years and to pay fine of Rs.70,000/-, in default of payment of fine, to further undergo simple imprisonment for 1 year.

2.

A certificate of incarceration sent by the Jail Superintendent, Central Jail, Raipur and received yesterday would mention that the Appellant has undergone the entire jail sentence imposed upon him including the period of simple imprisonment of 1 year by the Trial Court and already released on 21.6.2015 from the Central Jail.

3.

Since no one appears for the Appellant today, therefore, I decide the appeal on merits.

4.

I have perused the record to assess the correctness of the impugned judgment of conviction.

5.

The Appellant has allegedly committed the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act. As per the case of the prosecution, at the time of search, the Appellant was found in conscious possession of 12 Kgs. of Ganja. Assistant SubInspector D.S. Netam (PW6), Constable Sohan Dhruw (PW4), Constable Pradeep Singh (PW8) and Patwari Vasudeo Bhoi (PW1) have fully supported the prosecution case. Provisions of Sections 42, 50 and 57 of the NDPS Act have also been complied with. 6.

Considering the material available on record and other factors, I do not find any merit in this appeal.

7.

Consequently, the appeal deserves to be and is hereby dismissed. Sd/- (Arvind Singh Chandel) Judge Gopal