State v. Mandi Police Constable (No. 265)
Per the HP High Court writ judgment (CWP 6783/2026 with CWP 2077/2026, 2026:HHC:31438, decided 29.07.2026), Constable was convicted by the Special Judge, Mandi on 08.11.2024 under Section 20 NDPS Act in FIR 59/2016 (PS Balh; 1003 grams charas recovered) and sentenced to three years' imprisonment with Rs.25,000 fine. His criminal appeal (CrA 659/2024) is pending with only the sentence suspended; he was dismissed from service and his writ challenge failed.
This page documents a trial-court conviction from the cited sources below. It is not a High Court or Supreme Court finding; the conviction may have been appealed. Findings are attributed to the convicting court; this record does not add findings of its own.
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By judgment dated 8 November 2024, the Special Judge, Mandi (NDPS Court) convicted the Constable (No. 265), 4th Indian Reserve Battalion, Jangalberi (posted BSL Project Security, Sunder Nagar).
- Register number
- HP 05 CW 0002
- Case reference
- CWP No. 6783 of 2026 with CWP No. 2077 of 2026; reported in the judgment of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
- Court and date
- The Special Judge, Mandi (NDPS Court), 8 November 2024
- Officer(s) at the material time
- Constable (No. 265), 4th Indian Reserve Battalion, Jangalberi (posted BSL Project Security, Sunder Nagar)
- Present service status
- Recorded in the cited sources as dismissed from service.
- Provisions invoked
- Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985
- Finding of the Court (extract)
- “no stay has been granted on the conviction recorded by the Ld. Trial Court, which continues to subsist.”
- Verdict, sentence and quantum
- Conviction recorded by the trial court. Sentence: 3 years imprisonment + Rs.25,000 fine
- Present status of the proceedings
- An appeal is pending; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Compiled from the judgment and the cited sources. Findings are those of the court; this card adds none of its own.
Special Judge, Mandi (NDPS Court) convicted the accused police personnel on 8 November 2024. An appeal is pending; initiation or pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
Sentence & charges
Sentence: 3 years imprisonment + Rs.25,000 fine
Sections: NDPS Act 1985 s.20
Appeal status
Appeal pending.