STATE OF HP(Not Applicable) vs ANIL KUMAR ALIAS RINKU(Not Applicable) Advocate - NEMO, ,Drishti Sirswal,Kartik Kumar — CR.A/478/2015

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 378. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Off on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 26-Apr-2016

CNR: HPHC010158392015

Filing Number

CR.A/20407/2015

Filing Date

26-Jun-2015

Registration No

CR.A/478/2015

Registration Date

19-Nov-2015

Judge

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma

Coram

Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan Sharma

Bench Type

Single

Category

CRIMINAL APPEAL ( 30 )

Sub-Category

APPEAL AGAINST ACQUITTAL UNDER NDPS ACT ( 4 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Off

Last updated 14-Apr-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 378

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF HP(Not Applicable)

    Adv. AG

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.ANIL KUMAR ALIAS RINKU(Not Applicable) Advocate - NEMO, ,Drishti Sirswal,Kartik Kumar

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan SharmaView PDF

    The High Court of Himachal Pradesh dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the trial court's acquittal of Anil Kumar in an NDPS case involving alleged possession of 450 grams of cannabis. The court found serious procedural violations under Section 50 of the NDPS Act—particularly that only two police witnesses testified with significant contradictions between them, independent witnesses were not properly sought despite availability, and the consent procedure was not compliant with Supreme Court mandates requiring written confirmation of waiver of rights. The court concluded the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 17-Mar-2026

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur,hon'ble Mr. Justice Ranjan SharmaView PDF

  4. 17-Mar-2026

    Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma

  5. 11-Dec-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur,hon'ble Mr. Justice Romesh VermaView PDF

  6. 11-Dec-2025

    Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Romesh Verma

  7. 06-Nov-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur,hon'ble Mr. Justice Romesh VermaView PDF

  8. 06-Nov-2025

    Hearing

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur , Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja

  9. 12-Sep-2025

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Vivek Singh Thakur,hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil KukrejaView PDF

  10. 24-Jun-2025

    Additional Registrar(j)View PDF

  11. 26-Apr-2016

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 28-Oct-2015

    Honourable Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma,hon'ble Mr. Justice Sureshwar ThakurView PDF

  13. 26-Jun-2015

    Case filed

    Registration No. CR.A/478/2015

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court of Himachal Pradesh dismissed the State's appeal and upheld the trial court's acquittal of Anil Kumar in an NDPS case involving alleged possession of 450 grams of cannabis. The court found serious procedural violations under Section 50 of the NDPS Act—particularly that only two police witnesses testified with significant contradictions between them, independent witnesses were not properly sought despite availability, and the consent procedure was not compliant with Supreme Court mandates requiring written confirmation of waiver of rights. The court concluded the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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