1. This appeal by special leave directed against the order dated 18.04.2019 passed by the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur in MCRC No. 1730/2019, owing to various circumstances including the inordinate delay occasioned in...

1. The issues that arise for consideration of this Court in the present appeal are:

1. The appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 15th July, 2019 by which the Division Bench of the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh has affirmed the orders of conviction dated 28th January, 2004/29th January...

1. Leave granted.

1. Leave granted.

1. Heard learned counsel for the parties.

1. Leave granted.

1. The appellants invoked the jurisdiction of the High Court under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short, ‘CrPC’) for quashing First Information Report (for short, ‘FIR’) registered against them for...

1. Heard Mr. Aditya Kumar, learned counsel appearing for the appellants. Also heard Mr. Parthiv K. Goswami and Mr. Mrinal Kumar Choudhury, learned Senior Counsel for the respondent.

1. The appellant who is accused no. 3, along with two co-accused, was convicted by the learned Special Judge under the Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, ‘NDPS Act’) for the offence punishable under...