( 1 ) THE accused-appellant was committed to the City Sessions Court by the IV Metropolitan Magistrate of Bangalore city to face the trial for offences u/ss. 18 and 20 (b) (i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ('the Act' for short hereafter ). The allegations against her were brief and simple. P. W. 1 the Superintendent of the Customs Intelligence, Headquarters Bangalore received an information on 22-7-1986 that Narcotic Drugs were concealed in the house of the appellant in her residence at No. 12. Devanahalli Subbanna Galli, Sadara Patrappa Road, Bangalore and he obtained authorization for searching the aforesaid premises from his superior officer viz. , the Assistant Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Bangalore u/s. 41 (i) of the Act and taking two panchas carried on search in that house at about 8-30 a. m. in the morning. In one of the rooms they found two bags containing 2. 5 kgs. and 5 kg. Ganja and also 30 grams opium all valued at Rs. 700/ -. They were seized under a panchanama at the spot and thereafter the accused-appellant was taken to the office and questioned there. She made a statement admitting possession of the same which came