JUDGMENT

P.K. Bahri, J. - The appellants Amarjit Singh and Prem Prakash have been convicted of offences punishable under Section 20 of the Nareotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act vide judgment dated May 25, 1992, by an Additional Sessions Judge, Delhi, and Amarjit Singh has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of twenty years and to pay a fine of Rs. 2,00,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for period of two years more. The appellant Prem Prakash, however, has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years and to pay, a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- and in default to undergo simple imprisonment for one year more. They have filed the present appeal challenging their convictions and sentences.

2. Facts leading to the prosecution of the appellants, in brief, are that a secret informer on May 8, 1987, had given the information to the Special Staff of Morris Nagar area that a Sikh gentleman would be bringing contraband in a Jonga Jeep of gray colour on outer ring road for going to Mukherjee Nagar. A raiding party was organized by the Special Staff which comprised of Sub-Inspectors Data Ram, Jagram, Mohan Singh, Asst. Sub