Irfan Chhotelal Khan section 27 & 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 C R No 530 of 2022, Agripada Police Station, Mumbai 

FIR No- 0530 of 2022

AGRIPADA, MUMBAI POLICE STATION.

SECTION – NDPSA – 27 & 8(c )

Complainant:  Mr. Pankaj Bhaskar Bhonsale

Address:  8897, BLDG-228, Kannamvar nagar, Vikroli (E), Mumbai  (Mo.No. 9619884474)

Sections invoked: 27 & 8(c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

First Information Report: C R No 530 of 2022, Agripada Police Station, Mumbai 

Date: June  25, 2022

Accused:  Irfan Chhotelal Khan, Age 24 Years, Profession- waiter,   R/o Hindustan Nagori tea shop,   Diamond Queen bar, N M Joshi Marg, Buyculla west , Mumbai-11

The gist of the Complaint : Translated from Marathi to English on best effort basis.

The Complainant (Sepoy id-080422), aged 39, resides at the above mentioned address with his family, who joined Mumbai Police department in 2009, and is presently serving in Crime investigation dept Unit-3 Mumbai, since 2021.     

I appeared at the CID Unit-3 , Mumbai for day duty on June 25, 2022

By the order of superiors, to take search and act against the drug addicts in the police station area, the Complainant along with P.S.I Mr. Lokhande, Hawaldar 33228/Jadhav, Sepoy 071300/Sarwade, Nayak 040705/Deshmukh left with the materials required for the Panchnama. While patrolling , at 11:30 hrs. patrolling staff suspected a person is consuming narcotic drug- Ganja beside wall, as he was smoking something by rubbing & stuffing certain thing frequently in his chillam at  Stone Bldg Footpath, Diamond Queen bar, Buyculla west , Mumbai-11,.

After that, P.S.I Mr. Lokhande asked the complainant  to go and get two PANCH . After that, the complainant came with two PANCH in a short time. Police Sub-Inspector introduced both the PANCH to our police team and explained the purpose of calling the them to the said place, the PANCH agreed to appear as judges.

After keeping watch on him for some time, complainant ordered to surround him & take him into custody. Accordingly squad officers detained him, they found lighted Chillam with Ganja. After that, PSI Lokhande identified himself, the Pancha and the police team to the accused and asked him to allow to search him, but they refused.

Then, complainant asked accused about their whereabouts and what he was doing at that place, and they said that he was consuming ganja, a narcotic substance, by stuffing it into a chillam. Then he was asked his name and address, They gave name as Irfan Chhotelal Khan, Age 24 Years , and residence address as above.

Accused person’s eyes appeared swollen and red due to drug consumption and his mouth smelled rough. Immediately, the accused was searched before the Pancha, 1) a Chilim 2) a dirty white cloth, 3) matchbox in his hand was seized, extinguished and destroyed on the spot. It was explained in Hindi to the accused that if there is any complaint against the search, he will be produced before the nearest Magistrate and Gazetted Officer, to which he refused. And then the accused was taken in custody and taken to police station for further interrogation.

Police Registered the case and took up the investigation The case is being investigated by the Police  officer namely Mr. Yogendra Pache.

The Complainant’s statement was recorded in Marathi and it was explained to him in Hindi  and he confirmed the same.