Gurbhej Singh v. State of Punjab
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court allowed the criminal appeal primarily to reduce the appellant's sentence from one year to ten months. The court upheld the conviction, finding that police testimony was credible as no motive for false implication was proven.
What did the court decide?
Sentence reduced to ten months rigorous imprisonment; order of fine unchanged; bail bonds cancelled; surrender directed.
What the court decided
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Crl. Appeal No.S-1054-SB of 2004 Date of Decision: February 15, 2016
Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja
...Appellant
VERSUS
State of Punjab
...Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJIT SINGH
Present: Ms.Sushma Verma, Advocate for the appellant.
Ms.Shivali, Asstt. Advocate General, Punjab for the respondent-State.
INDERJIT SINGH, J.
The present appeal has been filed by the appellant against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 03.05.2004 passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Patiala, whereby he was held guilty and convicted and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year and to pay a fine of `2,000/and in default of payment of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of two months under Section 15 of the NDPS Act.
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the testimony of police officials without independent corroboration is sufficient to sustain the conviction under the NDPS Act.
Whether the defense version of false implication is supported by cogent evidence to create reasonable doubt.
Whether plea for reduction of sentence is merited given the protracted nature of the proceedings.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Gurbhej Singh alias Bheja
- respondent
State of Punjab
Coram
INDERJIT SINGH
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Punjab & Haryana HC
- Decided on
- · February
- Registered
- Case no.
- CRA-S/1054/2004
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