# State v. Mandi Police Constable (No. 265)

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Trial-court conviction (Special Judge, Mandi (NDPS Court); Sessions Court). Convicted 8 November 2024. Appeal status: Appeal pending.

## Summary

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.

## Report card

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.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/27966799/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/trial-court/t2w3-37-001)

## At a glance

- Category: Other misconduct
- Sub-category: other
- Location: Mandi, Himachal Pradesh
- Officers: Constable (No. 265), 4th Indian Reserve Battalion, Jangalberi (posted BSL Project Security, Sunder Nagar)
- Sentence: 3 years imprisonment + Rs.25,000 fine
- Verification: V2 · Trial court