JUDGMENT (ORAL)

Aditya Kumar Trivedi, J.—Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 334/2019 wherein, Md. Afroj Alam @ Md. Afaroj Alam @ Afroj Alam is the appellant and Criminal Appeal (SJ) No. 05/2019 wherein, Ramesh Sah is the appellant, have been found guilty for an offence punishable under Section 20-(b) (ii) (c) of the NDPS Act, and each one has been sentenced to undergo RI for ten years as well as to pay fine appertaining to Rs. I,00000/-, in default thereof, to undergo SI for two years additionally with a further direction that period having undergone during course of trial be set off in accordance with Section 428 CrPC, vide judgment of conviction dated 27.11.2018 and order of sentence dated 03.12.2018 passed by District & Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Act, West Champaran, Bettiah relating to Trial No. 09/2015 arising out of Ramnagar PS Case No. 172/2014, on account thereof, have been heard together and are being disposed of by a common judgment.

2. Bindeshwari Kumar Singh (PW 1), O/C of Ramnagar PS recorded his self statement on 28.08.2017 at Harinagar Railway Station Road in front of Jhunjhunwala Petrol pump disclosing therein that on the same day at about 2:30 PM, he got confid