JUDGMENT

 The basic facts which require to be stated for the disposal of this appeal are that on the evening of January 20, 1990 P.W.-4 ASI Umesh Gaokar, while on patrolling duty in a jeep reached Anjuna Out- post at Village Vagator. After parking his jeep, he and the police party accompanying him except one Head-Constable alighted from the vehicle and reached the house bearing No. 591 at Small Vagator. He noticed two persons sitting in the verandah of that house and as soon as they saw him and the police party, they hurridly entered the house. This aroused the suspicion of the Sub-Inspector whereupon he and the police party went to the house and directed the two accused persons to stay where they were and asked the Head Constable to alert the others and to arrange for panchas. On the arrival of the panchas he and his companions entered the house and questioned the accused persons. He saw a white plastic bag lying by the side of the accused Mohinder Kumar. On search, he found that the bag contained two polythene packets of charas like substance. Both the packers were attached, weighted and samples weighing about 50 gms. were taken therefrom and sealed. The person of the accused was