JUDGMENT

Sahidullah Munshi, J. - This appeal is against the judgment and order of conviction dated 6th May, 2014 and sentence dated 13th May, 2014 passed by the learned Judge, Special Court NDPS Act, Nadia, Krishnagar, in N.D.P.S. Case no. 17 of 2012 convicting and sentencing the appellant under Section 20(b)(ii)(b) of the NDPS Act. By the order of sentence learned Court below has sentenced the appellant to suffer rigorous imprisonment for 10 (Ten) years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) only, in default to suffer simple imprisonment for further one year for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(b) of NDPS Act.

2. The accused/appellant was in jail custody from 1st May, 2012 to 22nd July, 2014 and further after admission of appeal, appellant's application for suspension of sentence being CRA 2743 of 2014 was allowed by this Court by an order dated 22nd July, 2014, as a result whereof the appellant was released on bail pending hearing the appeal. In this case trial was started on the basis of a written complaint dated 1st May, 2012 filed by SI Partha Pratim Roy, Officerin-charge, Karimpur Police Station, Nadia, on the allegation that the complainant was app