HIRA SINGH vs STATE OF HARYANA — Crl.A. No. 221/1999

Case Summary: Crl.A. No. 221 of 1999 (Hira Singh v. State of Haryana) The Supreme Court dismissed Hira Singh's appeal against his conviction for illegal opium trafficking under Section 9 of the Opium Act. Singh was arrested in May 1985 during a police operation that seized 952 kg of poppy husk from a truck; he and co-accused Kuldip Singh were convicted and sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment with Rs. 250 fine each. The High Court had reduced the sentence to one year, but the Supreme Court found no error in the lower courts' judgments upholding the conviction based on witness testimony. Singh's bail bonds were cancelled, and he was directed to surrender to serve the remaining sentence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.