Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 223 · Decided 8 April 2013
Mohinder v. State of Haryana
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 223 · [2013] 2 S.C.R. 555
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 1564/2008
- Decided
- 8 April 2013
- Bench
- P. SATHASIVAM, M.Y. EQBAL (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- NDPS Act Section 18
Headnote
NARCOTIC DRUGS AND PSYCHOTROPIC SUBSTANCES ACT, 1985: ss. 18 and· 54 - Accused carrying a tin containing 3 ~ kg. opium - Conviction and sentence of 10 years Rf with a fine of Rs. 1 /akh awarded by trial court affirmed by High Court A B c - Held: In the light of oral and documentary evidence evidence 0 from the accused discharging the presumption as to the possession of the contraband, there is no reason to interfere with conviction and the sentence. The accused-appellant was apprehended with a tin suspected to contain contraband. He was produced before DSP (PW-5). The tin contained 3
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