Officer) along with other police officials was going from village Chuharwali to Alawalpur via village Lesriwal in connection with patrol duty. When the police party crossed Pepsi Nursery and reached near the Shahpur-Lesriwal Chowk, Alawalpur, then one car of silver colour make Indigo bearing registration No.PB-10BS-5289 was seen coming from the side of Alawalpur. Investigating Officer signaled the said car to stop, but the driver of the said car tried to run away from the spot by accelerating the speed of the car, but the police party managed to stop the car. On inquiry, the person who was driving the car disclosed his name as Sukhpal and the person who was sitting on adjacent seat of driver disclosed his name as Parvinder Singh @ Pindu, whereas the person sitting on the rear seat of the car disclosed his name as Harjinder Singh @ Rinku. Investigating Officer also disclosed his own identity to them and apprised them about their legal right one by one to get conducted their own search as well as the search of their car from a Gazetted Officer or Magistrate as he has a suspicion of possessing some intoxicant substance by them, but all the accused reposed confidence in him. Their consent memos were recorded separately in this regard. Before conducting search of the accused, Investigating Officer tried to join an independent witness from the public, but no one became ready to join the police party. Thereafter, on search of the Dicky of the car, two plastic bags, the mouth of which were tied, were recovered and on opening the same, the same were found containing poppy husk. Two samples of 250 grams poppy husk each were drawn from the first bag and remaining poppy husk on weighing came out 26 Kgs, which were marked as 'A'. Two samples of 250 grams poppy husk each were drawn from the second bag and remaining poppy husk on weighing came out 25 Kgs, which were marked as 'B'. All the above said samples and remaining bulk of poppy husk were sealed by the Investigating Officer with his seal bearing impression 'RS' in six different parcels. Separate Form M-29 was prepared at the spot. Seal after use was handed over to HC Sewa Dass. The above said sample parcels, bulk parcels and Form M-29 were taken into possession vide separate recovery memo in the presence of witnesses. Ruqa was sent to the police station for registration of case against the accused, on the basis of which a formal FIR was recorded. Rough site plan of the place of recovery was prepared at the spot and statements of witnesses under Section 161 Cr.PC were recorded. On coming back to the police station, sample parcels and bulk parcels along with Form M-29 were produced before Inspector/SHO Malkiat Singh, who after checking the bulk parcels and sample parcels sealed the same with his seal bearing impression 'MS' and also affixed his seal on Form M-29. The above said case property was deposited by him with MHC for safe custody. On the next day, sample parcels and bulk parcels along with accused were produced before Ld. Illaqa Magistrate by Investigating
