Supreme Court · 2020 INSC 478 · Decided 5 August 2020
Gangadhar Alias Gangaram v. State of Madhya Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2020 INSC 478 · [2020] 7 S.C.R. 173
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 504/2020
- Decided
- 5 August 2020
- Bench
- R.F. NARIMAN, NAVIN SINHA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act
Headnote
Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 - s.8C r/w. s. 20(b)(ii)(c) - Appellant was convicted u/s. 8C r/w. s. 20(b)(ii)(c) of the 1985 Act for the recovery of 48 Kgs 200 gms. cannabis (ganja) and sentenced for 10 years of rigorous imprisonment - The appellant was below, from where cannabis was recovered - Appellant's defence that he had sold the said house to the co-accused was rejected - Held: The appellant had produced the sale agreement dated 12.06.2009 of the property in question with promptness - The said document was never
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