Supreme Court · 2026 INSC 332 · Decided 8 April 2026
Hem Raj v. The State of Himachal Pradesh
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2026 INSC 332 · [2026] 5 S.C.R. 67
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1833/2026
- Decided
- 8 April 2026
- Bench
- PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 116, 53; NDPS Act Section 20, 20(b)(ii)(c), 25, 29, 20(b)(ii)(C)
Headnote
(i) What is contended by the appellant is that punishment imposed u/s.20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 on the appellant would take care of the punishment for the conviction u/s.25 and s.29 of the Act, which according to the appellant, are only Given the legislative mandate, whether the said contention has to be negatived; (ii) Whether the fine imposed separately as part of the punishment of two offences would be liable to be treated concurrent along with the sentences of imprisonment. Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic
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