JUDGMENT - Dr. E.S. DA SILVA, J.:---The appellant is the accused in Sessions Case No. 74 of 90 wherein he was convicted by the learned Sessions Judge, Panaji, under section 20(b)(ii) N.D.P.S. Act (hereinafter called the Act) and sentenced to undergo 14 years Rigorous Imprisonment and fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- or in default to undergo further Rigorous Imprisonment for six months.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on information received from Head Constable K.G. Dessai on Intelligence Duty as Mapusa Police Station, P.S.I. Bosco George who is attached to the Anti Narcotic Cell at Panaji went to Mapusa, caught the accused in his barber's shop and took him for interrogation to ANC Office, Mapusa where the appellant disclosed that he was having Charas in his residence. Thereupon appellant, police party along with panchas went to the house of the appellant and from under the kitchen platform a plastic bag was recovered containing three packets of charas. Samples of the packets were taken by the I.O. and sent to the directorate of Health Services. The Junior Scientific Officer of the Directorate of Health Services reported that all the three samples were containing charas. Thereupon char

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