along with ASI Pipal Singh and other police officials were patrolling on official vehicle and they were going from Polytechnic College towards RSD College, Ferozepur City. When the police party was short of about 100 yards from veterinary Hospital, a vehicle make TATA Pick up bearing registration No.PB-10-EG(T)/2580 came from opposite direction. On seeing the police party, its driver tried to turn back. On suspicion, the vehicle was stopped and its driver was apprehended. On asking, he disclosed his name as Beant Singh son of Gurdit Singh, resident of village Nazu Shah Mishri. After introducing himself to the accused, ASI Parveen Kumar told accused that he was suspected to be in possession of some intoxicant material and his search was to be conducted. He apprised the accused of his right to be searched in presence of a Gazetted Officer or a Magistrate; whereupon, the accused reposed confidence in him (ASI Parveen Kumar) vide consent memo (Ex.P17). Then he conducted search of accused and recovered 50 grams of Heroin wrapped in a glazed paper from left pocket of 'pent' worn by the accused. Out of the recovered Heroin, two samples each containing 2 grams were separated and thereafter the samples as well as residue Heroin were separately packed, sealed with the seal bearing impression 'PK' and were taken into possession, along with vehicle Tata Pick up bearing registration No.PB-10-EG(T)/2580, vide memo (Ex.P18). CFSL form No.29 (Ex.P5) was prepared. On personal search of accused, one mobile phone make Samsung and currency notes of Rs.220/- were recovered, which were taken into possession vide memo (Ex.P19). ASI Parveen Kumar sent ruqa (Ex.P2) to the police station, on the basis of which, formal FIR (Ex.P3) was registered against accused. Accused was arrested in this case and grounds of arrest were intimated to him vide memo (Ex.P20). Investigating Officer prepared rough site plan (Ex.PW6/A). On return to police station, ASI Parveen Kumar produced accused as well as the case property before ASI Parmatma Singh, Officiating SHO, who verified the investigation, interrogated accused and kept case property in his possession vide memo (Ex.P6). On the next day, he produced accused and the case property before the learned Illaqa Magistrate. Sample was sent to the Chemical Examiner for analysis and on receipt of the report Ex.P16 and after conclusion of investigation and other necessary formalities, challan in hand was submitted for commencement of trial against the accused.”
