PALVI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA
LAWS(P&H)-1993-11-34
HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA
Decided on November 19,1993

PALVI Appellant
VERSUS
STATE OF HARYANA Respondents

JUDGEMENT

J.B.Garg, J. - (1.) PALVI wife of Prag Raj, resident of House No. 1069, Sector, 15, Panchkula has moved the present petition under Section 482 of the code of Criminal Procedure challenging F.I.R. No. 215 of 22.10.1990 of Police Station, Panchkula registered under Section IS of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic substances Act, 1985. Briefly, the story of the prosecution is that there was a suspicion against Nirmala Devi wife of late Tarsem Lal that she possessed opium weighing 15 Kg. The Ambala Police headed by Sub-Inspector, Dhian Singh raid the premises in question at Panchkula on 22.10.1990. Besides Nirmala Devi wife of late Tarsem Lal it appears that PALVI daughter-in-law the present petitioner was also arrested and it has been alleged that opium was recovered at the instance of the petitioner from underneath of back side of Driver s eat in truck No. HNQ 4191. There were other off shoots of his case inasmuch as Prag Raj, the husband of the present petitioner and one Harvinder Pal who were accused in a connected case were not released by the Police despite the order of bail and the order dated 17.5.1991 (Annexure P-3) shows that Shri Dhian Singh was proceeded against for unlawful detention etc. despite the order of bail. Here the main plea challenging the prosecution of the present petitioner is that according to the report of Chemical Examiner dated 3.2.1992 (Annexure P-) which relates to this F.I.R. No. 215 of 1990, the contents were not opium. The relevant part of the report is reproduced as under: Opinion: - The contents of Exhibit - 1 to Exhibit - 3 are not opium as per N.D.P.S. Act, Note :- xxx xxx xxx Sd!Dr. S.K. Shukla S.C.O. (Chem.) Asstt Chemical Examiner to Govt. of Haryana FSL, Madhuban "Kamal.' On behalf of the petitioner it has been pointed out that once the contents in question were not found to be opium the F.I.R. in question against the petitioner is liable to be quashed. Here also the attention has been drawn to Mangal Singh v. The State of Punjab, it where the sample contained no opium according to the report of Chemical Examiner and it resulted into acquittal of the accused. Since this important objection has been raised at the preliminary stage and no authority to the contrary has been referred to by the learned State counsel, the present, petition succeeds and the F.I.R. in question is hereby quashed qua the petitioner. The recovered commodity is however, confiscated. Petition allowed.;


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