JUDGMENT - N.D. VYAS, J.:---Both the appeals are directed against the judgement and order passed by the Special Judge appointed under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the NDPS Act) dated 30th September, 1993 in NDPS Special Case No. 370 of 1991. The appellant Muhamed in Appeal No. 53 of 1994 (being original accused No. 3), appellant Rashid in Criminal Appeal No. 538 of 1994 (being original accused No. 1) and one Sajan Magan Netkar (original accused No. 2) have been convicted of the offences punishable under section 8(c) read with section 21 of the N.D.P.S. Act and each of them is sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years with a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/-, in default, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for six months. Further, the said accused are convicted under section 8(c), section 21 read with section 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act and each of them is sentenced to rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years with a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/-, in default, to suffer further rigorous imprisonment for six months. The above sentences are ordered to run concurrently. One Jallaluddin Mohmed Saleya, (original accused No. 4)

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