Firoz Khan was apprehended by police on 27 July 2012 at Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, carrying a bag containing 202 Spasmo-Proxyvon capsules (dextropropoxyphene napsylate), an intermediate quantity under the NDPS Act, without any transport documents. The Trial Court convicted him under Section 22 of the NDPS Act and sentenced him to 7 months' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 10,000. On appeal, the Himachal Pradesh High Court examined issues including whether the wrong section in the charge was fatal, whether dextropropoxyphene napsylate was covered under the NDPS notification, the evidentiary value of hostile and police witnesses, discrepancies in testimony, the credibility of the defence alibi witness, and whether procedural lapses in sealing and non-production of the seal vitiated the prosecution. The Court held that the wrong section caused no prejudice, napsylate is a salt covered by the Central Government notification, minor discrepancies did not discredit the prosecution, the defence alibi was unreliable, and non-compliance with Sections 52 and 55 NDPS Act was directory and not fatal. The conviction and sentence were accordingly upheld.