Judgment

Srikrishna, J.—Leave granted.

2. This appeal by a special leave petition under Article 136 impugns the judgment of the Division Bench of the High Court of Gujarat upholding the conviction of the appellant under the provisions of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as “the NDPS Act”).

3. H.K. Chauhan, Police Inspector, C.I.D., Crimes, Narcotics Cell, Ahmedabad received information that on 29.9.1999 a person named Amarsingh and another named Danabhai, having particular physical descriptions, were likely to come from village Dhima to Deesa town through Tharad Cross Roads carrying opium. Chauhan made the necessary entry in the register and gathered a posse of police officers with necessary equipment for interception of the possible carriers of drugs. The raiding party arrived near Tharad Cross Roads, parked their vehicle near Gokul Hotel and maintained a watch. After some time, a jeep coming from village Dhima was sighted. The jeep halted near Tharad Cross Roads. Two persons alighted from the said jeep and were found to have the physical descriptions matching those given by the informant. While the two persons were going towards Gokul