HARI CHAND SINGH Vs. STATE OF WEST BENGAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THEIS appeal is directed against a judgment dated 12th June, 2002, holding the accused Hari Chand Singh guilty under section 21 of the N.D.P.S. Act, and an order dated 14th June, 2002, by which the convict was sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and was also directed to pay a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- in default, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, 1st Court, Hooghly, in N.D.P.S. Case No. 9 of 1998.

(2.) MR . Chatterjee, learned Counsel appearing in support of the appeal submitted that grave injustice was done to the appellant by the judgment and order under challenge. He drew our attention to the reasoning adopted by the learned Trial Judge while fixing the quantum of punishment which is as follows :

(3.) HE also drew our attention to the written complaint wherein the following allegations were made :