BHARTI ARORA Vs. PRESIDING OFFICER

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS petition under Section 401 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been moved by the petitioner against the notice issued to the petitioner under section 58 of the Narcolic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act (for short the 'Act').

(2.) AN FIR No. 8 dazed 6-01-2005 was registered under Section 8 of the Act at Police Station, Shahbad, in which commercial quantity of opium weighing 8.700 Kgs was recovered from the conscious possession of accused Ran Singh on 6-01- 2005.

(3.) THE learned trial Court did not accept this version and Ran Singh stands convicted for an offence under NTDPS Act. However, in view of the findings recorded by the learned trial Court in the judgment dated 22/24-2-2007 a was issued the petitioner to show cause as to why proceedings under Section 58 of the Act be not initiated against her on the following allegation :