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| Court awards 14-year RI to 2 Narco smugglers | | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Aug 26: Principal Sessions Judge Udhampur Yash Paul Bourney today awarded 14-years rigorous imprisonment and fine Rs 2 lakh to Lakhvinder Singh and Gurjeet Singh in narco smuggling case.
According to the prosecution story on 14.08.2014 during the course of routine checking of vehicles, a truck bearing registration no. PB09S 7297 on its way from Srinagar towards Punjab was stopped and checked at Jakhani crossing by the naka party led by SHO P/S Udhampur in wake of heightened security threat on the eve of ensuing Independence Day. It was found that a second fuel-tank was fitted on the other side of the truck in question just parallel to the main tank. Upon checking that tank, 100 bags with double polythene packing bags containing poppy straw like substance were found stored therein for which the driver Lakhvinder Singh and his companion/conductor Gurjeet Singh could not give any satisfactory answer. Upon noticing the contraband, a docket was written by the SHO and forwarded to the Police Station Udhampur through Constable Bansi Lal No.730/U for registration of the FIR and eventually FIR no.313/2014 came to be registered for offence under section 8/15(c) NDPS.
Principal Sessions Judge Udhampur Yash Paul Bourney after hearing both the sides observed that both the convicts have been found guilty of offence punishable under section 8 read with 15 (C) of the NDPS Act. They have been caught red-handed while transporting poppy straw in commercial quantity in a specially added fuel tank on the left side of the truck which was being plied by the convict Lakhvinder Singh and the other convict was on board as his accomplice. Taking into account the culpability of the convicts and the mode and manner in which the offence has been committed as well as the aggravating and mitigating factors and highlighted by the counsels on both sides, admittedly, both the convicts are first offenders and have no previous criminal history.
There is no denial to the fact that they have the responsibilities towards their families i.e. old aged parents and children etc. who have been affected adversely on account of their arrest and detention. However, it cannot be lost sight of that the offence of which they have been held guilty is heinous and encompasses the society as a whole under its sweep particularly the youngsters and other vulnerable sections of the society. It is also a matter of concern that the graph of such crimes is rising constantly. Therefore, any undue leniency to the convicts may prove to be counterproductive. —JNF |
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