JUDGMENT :

A. M. Badar, J.

Criminal Appeal (DB) No.1139 of 2016 has been filed by accused no.3 Md. Khalik, Criminal Appeal (DB) No.1147 of 2016 has been filed by accused no.2 Md. Furkan whereas Criminal Appeal (DB) No.1060 of 2016 has been filed by accused no.1 Md. Jamir Alam Ali. By these appeals, they are challenging the Judgment and Order dated 15.09.2016 and 21.09.2016 respectively passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-VII, Patna, in Special Case No.15 of 2014 thereby convicting them of offences punishable under Sections 21(c), 27A and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the “N.D.P.S. Act”). On first two counts, they all are separately sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 12 years by each of them apart from payment of fine of Rs.1,00,000/-and in default, to undergo three years of default sentence by each of them. On third count, i.e., for the offence punishable under Section 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act, they all are sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 5 years. Substantive sentences are directed to