MANNAN SHEIKH vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND — Crl.A. No. 857/2023

Case under 1504Ten-criminal Law : Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985(Cases Where Sentence of More Than 10 Years Imprisonment Is Imposed) Section II-A. Status: Disposed.

Disposed

CNR: SCIN010348882022

Filing Date

01-Nov-2022

Registration No

Crl.A. No. 857/2023

Diary Number

34888/2022

Order Date

08-Aug-2024

Document Type

ROP - of Main Case

Disposal Type

Partly Allowed

Last updated 28-May-2026

Acts & Sections

1504TEN-Criminal Law : Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985(Cases where sentence of more than 10 years imprisonment is imposed) Section II-A

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.MANNAN SHEIKH

    Adv. ANUP KUMAR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

    Adv. MADHUSMITA BORA[R-1]

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-Aug-2024

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  3. 08-Aug-2024

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar

  4. 01-Aug-2024

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  5. 01-Aug-2024

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice M.M. Sundresh and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar

  6. 10-Jul-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  7. 10-Jul-2023

    Next Week / Week Commencing / C.O.Week

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar

  8. 28-Apr-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  9. 28-Apr-2023

    Fixed Date by Court

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta

  10. 17-Mar-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  11. 17-Mar-2023

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta

  12. 27-Feb-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  13. 27-Feb-2023

    After Week/Month/Vacation

    Hon'ble Mr. Justice S. Ravindra Bhat and Hon'ble Mr. Justice Dipankar Datta

  14. 05-Jan-2023

    ROP - of Main CaseView PDF

  15. 05-Jan-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  16. 01-Nov-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.A. No. 857/2023

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casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Crl.A. No. 857/2023 - Mannan Sheikh v. State of Jharkhand The Supreme Court allowed the appeals in part on August 8, 2024. The appellants were originally convicted for possessing heroin based on an SFSL report, but were charged with intermediate quantity charas. The Court found that the SFSL report author was never examined, samples were delayed 18 days before submission, and questioning under Section 313 CrPC concerned only charas—not heroin. Consequently, the conviction was modified to Section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act with sentence reduced to 10 years (already served), fine set aside, and appellants ordered released forthwith. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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