JUDGMENT

Rajendra Chandra Singh Samant, J. - Both the appeals are heard and decided together by this common judgment as they are arising out the same sessions trial.

2. These appeals have been preferred against the judgment of conviction and order of sentence, passed by the learned Special Judge (N.D.P.S. Act), Jashpur, District - Jashpur (C.G.) in Special Criminal Case No.5/2016 on 16.02.2017, convicting the appellants for the offence under Section 20 (B) (ii) (C) of the Narcotic Drugs Psychotropic Substance Act, and sentencing them to undergo R.I. for 10 years and fine of Rs.1,00,000/- with default stipulations.

3. Case of the prosecution in brief is this that on 29.11.2015, Sub-Inspector Ajay Sahu (P.W.-12) received one information from an informant, that some persons are transporting huge quantity of contraband Ganja in a car coming towards - Tapkara. Ajay Sahu (P.W.-12) prepared one information Panchnama (Ex.P-27) and another panchanama showing inability to obtain search warrant vide Ex.P-28. Information was immediately dispatched to the office of SDO(P) at Kunkuri and then he proceeded to the spot along with a team of other police officials.The independent witnesses were summo