Singh @ Gori had failed to produce licence or permit for retaining 10 Kilograms of poppy husk, so, both of them committed an offence punishable under section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. Ruqa Ex.PE was sent to the police station, on the basis of which FIR Ex.PE/1 was registered. After interrogation, arrest of the accused Jaswinder Singh @ Nikki was effected. On his personal search, currency notes of the denomination of 70/were recovered and on personal search of accused Jagdeep Singh @ Gori, currency notes of the denomination of Rs.110/were recovered. Personal search memos Ex.PF and Ex.PG were prepared accordingly. Memo to seek legal advice of Jagdeep Singh @ Gori Ex.PH and of Jaswinder Singh @ Nikki Ex.PI were prepared. Grounds of arrest and intimation regarding rank of the Investigating Officer was given vide memos Ex.PJ & Ex.PK. Physical verification of Jagdeep Singh @ Gori was conducted vide memo Ex.PL and of Jaswinder Singh @ Nikki was conducted vide memo Ex.PM. Intimation regarding arrest of the accused Jagdeep Singh was given vide memo Ex.PN and intimation regarding arrest of the accused Jaswinder Singh was given vide memo Ex.PO. Investigating Officer prepared rough site plan Ex.PP. Statements of the witnesses were recorded under section 161 Cr.P.C. on return to the police station, accused were sent to police lock up and investigating Officer himself kept the case property in his possession. On 19.08.2014, accused and case property were produced before Mrs. Kiran Bala, ld. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Faridkot. On the basis of application under section 52-A of the NDPS Act Ex.PR, inventory proceedings were carried out and the correctness of the seals was certified vide order Ex.PT. Case property was ordered to be confiscated and deposited in Malkhana vide order Ex.PU. Accused were sent to judicial lock up vide order Ex.PV. After sending the accused in judicial Lock up and after retaining one sample parcel alongwith form M-29, the remaining case property i.e. bulk parcel and sample parcel were got deposited before the MHC Balkaran Singh. Special Report under section 57 of the N.D.P.S.Act Ex.PW was sent to the Deputy Superintendent of Police, Sub Division, Jaitu. On 25.08.2014, vide road No.147 dated 25.08.2014, sample was sent through C Lakhwinder Singh No.846 for depositing the same in the office of Forensic Science Laboratory, Mohali. During the investigation, scooter No.PB11-N-2022 Bajaj Chetak was found to be the ownership of Balwinder Kaur wife of Yadwinder Singh, who sold vide affidavit dated 16.05.2014 in favour of Jaswinder Singh @ Nikki, who intentionally had not got transferred on his name. So, Balwinder Kaur was found to be innocent. After the completion of the investigation challan was presented against the accused under section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.”
