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Gujarat High Court<\/div>\n
Iqbalbhai vs Learned on 28 April, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: A.L.Dave,&Nbsp;Honourable Mr.Justice Bankim.N.Mehta,&Nbsp;<\/div>\n
   Gujarat High Court Case Information System \n\n  \n  \n    \n\n \n \n    \t      \n         \n\t    \n\t\t   Print\n\t\t\t\t          \n\n  \n\n\n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t \n\t\n\n\n \n\n\n\t \n\nCR.A\/1485\/2009\t 7\/ 8\tJUDGMENT \n \n \n\n\t\n\n \n\nIN\nTHE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD\n \n\n \n\n\n \n\nCRIMINAL\nAPPEAL No. 1485 of 2009\n \n\n \n \nFor\nApproval and Signature:  \n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE A.L.DAVE\n \n\n\t\t\tand\n \nHONOURABLE\nMR.JUSTICE BANKIM.N.MEHTA\n \n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n1\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tReporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n2\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nTo be\n\t\t\treferred to the Reporter or not ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n3\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\ttheir Lordships wish to see the fair copy of the judgment ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n4\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tthis case involves a substantial question of law as to the\n\t\t\tinterpretation of the constitution of India, 1950 or any order\n\t\t\tmade thereunder ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\n5\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nWhether\n\t\t\tit is to be circulated to the civil judge ?\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n=========================================================\n\n \n\nIQBALBHAI\nJIVABHAI SHAIKH & 1 - Appellant(s)\n \n\nVersus\n \n\nSTATE\nOF GUJARAT & 1 - Opponent(s)\n \n\n=========================================================\n \nAppearance\n: \nMR\nRAJESH M AGRAWAL for\nAppellant(s) : 1 - 2.MR GIRISH D CHAVDA for Appellant(s) : 1 - 2.MR\nYOGESH R AGRAWAL for Appellant(s) : 1 - 2. \nMR M.R. MENGDEY APP for\nOpponent(s) : 1, \nRULE UNSERVED for Opponent(s) :\n2, \n=========================================================\n\n\n \n\t  \n\t \n\t  \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nCORAM\n\t\t\t: \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE A.L.DAVE\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nand\n\t\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t \n\t\t \n\t\t\t \n\nHONOURABLE\n\t\t\tMR.JUSTICE BANKIM.N.MEHTA\n\t\t\n\t\n\n \n\n \n \n\n\n \n\nDate\n: 28\/04\/2010  \n \nORAL JUDGMENT<\/pre>\n
(Per
\n: HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE A.L.DAVE)<\/p>\n
\tLearned
\nadvocate Mr Agrawal seeks permission to delete respondent No.2 from
\nthe cause title. Permission as prayed for is granted and name of
\nrespondent No.2 shall stand deleted.\n<\/p>\n
2.\tThe
\nappellant challenges the judgment and order dated 21.7.2009 rendered
\nby Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural) at Viramgam in
\nSpecial NDPS Case No.1 of 2007 convicting the appellants for offences
\npunishable under Section 20(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and
\nPsychotropic Substances Act, 1985 [ NDPS Act  for short] and
\nsentencing them to undergo RI for 20 years with a fine of Rs. 1 lakh,
\nin default, to further undergo RI for 2 years.\n<\/p>\n
3.\tThe
\nbrief facts of the case are that the appellants were found to be in
\npossession of 1998 gms. of ganja while they were travelling on
\nmotor-cycle No.GJ-1-FG-8447 at about 18-30 hours of 28.6.2007 on the
\nViramgam-Surendranagar Highway, Nr. village Thori.  An FIR in this
\nrespect was launched by Police Sub-Inspector MN Vankar of Viramgam
\nRural Police Station indicating that when they had gone for a
\nprohibition nakabandi to village Jakhwada, he noticed two persons
\ntravelling on a motor-cycle coming from Ahmedabad side at an
\nexcessive speed and, therefore, he suspected them. He, therefore,
\nchased the motor-cyclists  and intercepted them near Narmada Colony
\non the Viramgam-Surendranagar road and, on search, found the
\ncontraband in their possession contained in a plastic bag put in a
\ncotton carry bag. Ultimately, offence was registered and charge-sheet
\nfiled. Charge was framed at Exh.1, to which the accused persons
\npleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.\n<\/p>\n
4.\tThe
\ntrial Court found that the prosecution was successful in establishing
\ncharges levelled against  the appellants and convicted them, as
\nstated hereinbefore.\n<\/p>\n
5.\tLearned
\nadvocate Mr Agrawal for the appellants submitted that apart from
\nother discrepancies that the prosecution case suffers from, it
\nsuffers from a major defect  in the sealing procedure adopted by the
\ninvestigating agency at the time of seizure and sampling. He
\nsubmitted that seizure and sampling would go to the root of the
\nentire case and, therefore, other defects would be in addition to the
\nmajor defects of sealing and sampling. It was submitted by learned
\nadvocate Mr Agrawal that while sealing the contraband seized and
\nsamples drawn therefrom, the investigating agency has not affixed the
\nslips signed by the Panch-witnesses on the outer cover of the
\npackets, but has placed the slips inside the seized muddamal packet
\nand the samples drawn therefrom. This would leave room for tampering
\nwith the muddamal seized because, without any dispute, the seal
\naffixed is that of the Investigating Officer himself. It was,
\ntherefore, submitted that the trial Court ought to have given benefit
\nof doubt to the accused-appellants.\n<\/p>\n
 Mr Agrawal relied on the following decisions of this Court in :\n<\/p>\n
(i)
\n Criminal Appeal No.323 of 1996 [Jitendra @ Sanjaykumar Suryakant
\nDesai vs. State of Gujarat<\/a>] decided on 17.8.2001 [Coram: B.C.Patel &
\nA.L.Dave,JJ.]<\/p>\n
(ii)
\nCriminal Appeal No.287 of 1999 [Ganpatram Punmaram Vishnoi v. State
\nof Gujarat] decided on 7.5.2002 [Coram : Kshitij R. Vyas & Ravi
\nR. Tripathi,JJ.]<\/p>\n
(iii)Navinkumar
\n@ Shambhuprasad @ Bapji Chimanlal Vyas v. State of Gujarat,<\/a> 2006(1)
\nGLH 409, wherein the above unreported judgments have been referred to
\nand relied on.\n<\/p>\n
(iv)
\nSohanlal Kasiram Brahmin & Anr. v. State of Gujarat & Anr.<\/a>
\n2007(1) GLH 131.\n<\/p>\n
6.\tLearned
\nAPP Mr Mengdey has opposed this appeal.\n<\/p>\n
7.\tWe
\nhave examined the record and proceedings in the context of rival
\nsubmissions.\n<\/p>\n
8.\tOn
\nperusal of the record, we find that the Panchnama drawn at the time
\nof seizure and drawing of sample clearly indicates that the slips
\nsigned by the Panch-witnesses were placed into the packet containing
\nthe contraband article, or the samples drawn therefrom. Thereafter
\nthe packets were sealed, tied with a thread and wax-seal of the
\nInvestigating Officer was affixed. The forwarding letter of the FSL
\nreflects the same situation as well. The FIR lodged by the Police
\nSub-Inspector is also on the same line.\n<\/p>\n
8.1\t\tLearned
\nA.P.P. Mr. Mengdey concedes to the above fact situation.\n<\/p>\n
9.\tIn
\nour opinion, the contention regarding laxity in following the
\nprocedure relating to sealing of the seized contraband article has
\nsome substance. It is clear from the Panchnama (Exh.14), FIR (Exh.45)
\nand the forwarding letter of FSL  (Exh.50), so also the deposition of
\nthe raiding officer (Exh.44)  that the correct procedure for sealing
\nhas not been followed to rule out the possibility of tampering with
\nthe contraband article seized or samples drawn therefrom. It is found
\nthat after drawing the samples, at the time of sealing the samples as
\nwell as the remainder of the contraband seized, the slips containing
\nsignatures of the Panch-witnesses and the police officer were placed
\ninside the packets and, therefore, the possibility of tampering with
\nthe muddamal at the later stage and then again resealing the same by
\nthe investigating agency, cannot be ruled out. The very purpose
\nbehind carrying out the search, taking of sample and sealing in
\npresence of Panch-witnesses is to ensure that there is no scope for
\nany mischief in the procedure required to be followed. At the time of
\nsealing, slips containing signatures of Panch-witnesses as well as
\nthe investigating officer are affixed on the articles seized and a
\nseal is applied over it, so that, in case of any attempt for
\ntampering with the article seized, the seal would be broken or the
\nslip would be torn, which would immediately reveal such an attempt.
\nIf the slip is put inside, as was done in the instant case, the
\npossibility of tampering cannot be ruled out. Under the
\ncircumstances, the procedure followed for sealing in the instant case
\ncannot be said to be proper and free from any possibility of
\ntampering. The procedure, therefore, cannot be said to be beyond the
\nscope of any reasonable doubt and in that event, benefit must go to
\nthe accused.\n<\/p>\n
10.\tThis
\nCourt has taken similar view in (i) Criminal Appeal No. 323\/1996,\n<\/p>\n
(ii) Criminal Appeal No.287\/1999, (iii) Navinkumar @ Shambhuprasad @
\nBapji Chimanlal Vyas v. State of Gujarat,<\/a> 2006(1) GLH 409, and (iv)
\nSohanlal Kasiram Brahmin & Anr. vs. State of Gujarat,<\/a> 2007(1) GLH\n<\/p>\n
131.<\/p>\n
11.\tSince
\nthe defect in sealing procedure while sealing the contraband article
\nor drawing samples therefrom would go to the root of the prosecution
\ncase and affect the investigation and the trial and since we have
\nfound such a defect in the procedure, we do not propose to deal with
\nthe other aspects of the appeal.\n<\/p>\n
12.\tBeing
\nconscious about the menace of narcotic drugs and psychotropic
\nsubstance in the society, we only quote what has been observed by
\nthis Court in Criminal Appeal No.323\/1996, as under:\n<\/p>\n
 It
\ncannot be overlooked that society is facing the menace of drugs and
\npersons involved in such drugs need to be appropriately dealt with.
\nThe society needs to be protected from persons indulging in such
\nactivities. The Legislature has, for that purpose, enacted laws with
\nstringent arrangements. But for that purpose, the prescribed
\nprocedure has to be strictly followed by the Investigating Agency.
\nFailure on the part of the Investigating Agency may result in
\nnon-fulfilment of the purpose behind the enactments. The Apex Court,
\nin the case of State of Punjab v. Baldev Singh,<\/a> 1993(3) GLR 2483, in
\nparagraph 31, observed as follows:\n<\/p>\n
’31.\n<\/p>\n
There is indeed a need to protect society from criminals. The
\nsocietal intent in safety will suffer if persons who commit crimes
\nare let off because the evidence against them is to be treated as if
\nit does not exist. The answer, therefore, is that the investigating
\nagency must follow the procedure as envisaged by the statute
\nscrupulously and the failure to do so must be viewed by the higher
\nauthorities seriously inviting action against the officials
\nconcerned, so that the laxity on the part of the investigating
\nauthority is curbed.\n<\/p>\n
\tWe
\nonly hope that the authorities concerned will take appropriate action
\nto avoid such eventualities, as in the instant case.\n<\/p>\n
13.\tThe
\nappeal thus stands allowed. The judgment and order dated 21.7.2009
\nrendered by learned Additional Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad (Rural), at
\nViramgam, in Special NDPS Case No.1 of 2007, is hereby set aside. The
\nappellants are acquitted of the charges levelled against them and are
\ndirected to be released from the prison forthwith, if not required in
\nany other case. Fine paid, if any, be refunded.\n<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(A.L.\n<\/p>\n
DAVE, J.)<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\t(BANKIM
\nN. MEHTA, J.)<\/p>\n
zgs\/-\n<\/p>\n
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