SATPAL Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The present criminal appeals have been preferred by the appellants challenging the judgment and order dated 13/14.06.2008, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Hisar, (hereinafter as 'the trial Court'), convicting the accused (herein appellants) for committing offence under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short, 'the Act') of the Indian Penal Code, (for short, 'the IPC') and sentencing them to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- each and in default thereof, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 03 years.

(2.) The brief facts of the case in hand, as recorded by the learned trial Court in para 2 of the impugned judgment, are reproduced as under:-

(3.) Charges under Section 15 of the Act were framed against the accused-appellants to which, they pleaded not guilty and claimed trial.