JUDGMENT

R.S. Verma, J. - The learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Barmer has convicted the appellants Saffiya and Nathiya of offence u/s 20 (II) of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (here in after referred to as 'the Act') and has sentenced each one of them to under go RL for 20 years and to pay a fine of Rs.2,00,000/- each and in default to undergo further RL for one year each. Aggrieved, Saffiya and Nathiya have come in appeal.

2., Briefly stated, the prosecution story is that on 28.2.1987 P.W. 5 Hamir Singh was posted as S.H.O., Police Station, Sheo. That day he was informed by the Superintendent of Police, Barmer that the latter had been informed by an informer that Nathiya and Saffiya were proceeding on two camels with contraband 'charas'. Upon this information from the Superintendent of 'Police, Barmer, Shri Hamir Singh along with Dy. S.P. Govind Narayan, Head Constables Bijraj Singh and Heera Ram, Head Constable of C.I.D. Umaid Singh and other police officials, namely, Girdhari Singh, Tajmal Singh, Kishan Singh and Pratapdan proceeded in Govt. jeep in search of the two persons towards village Dholakiya. In this connection, Hamir Singh before proceeding to Dhol