Three appellants from Odisha were convicted by the Special Judge (NDPS Act), Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, under Section 20(b)(ii)(b) of the NDPS Act, 1985, for possession of 40 kg of ganja (cannabis) intercepted near a goods godown in Mahasamund on 05.04.2018, and were sentenced to four years' rigorous imprisonment each with a fine of Rs. 10,000 each. They appealed to the Chhattisgarh High Court challenging the conviction on grounds including: hostile independent witnesses, discrepancy in seals on samples sent to the FSL (MSD seal vs. PS Mahasamund seal), violation of Section 52A of the NDPS Act regarding Magisterial proceedings and malkhana entries, missing exit entries in the malkhana register, and non-production of bulk contraband before the court. The appellants also argued that the FSL report was based on invalid samples (A-1, B-1, C-1) collected by police at the spot rather than samples (D-1, E-1, F-1) obtained before the Executive Magistrate, and cited several Supreme Court judgments in support. The State opposed the appeal, contending that the procedure was substantially followed and any minor deviation caused no prejudice to the accused. The judgment text as provided does not record the final order/outcome of the High Court, as the text appears to be cut off before the court's conclusion.