( 1 ) THE appellant has come up in appeal, feeling aggrieved by his conviction for offence under section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (in short the Act), by judgment dated 1st April, 1987, recorded by the Additional Sessions Judge, New Delhi, and order of sentence of 9th April, 1987 whereunder he was sentenced to R. 1. for ten years with fine of Rs. 1,00,000 sentence in default being R. I. for further two years.

( 2 ) THE appeal was filed through Mr. M. S. Siddiqui, Advocate, but when it was taken up for hearing, he stated that after the appeal was filed, the papers were taken away by father of the appellant. and he has no instructions. The appellant on being produced from custody pleaded that he has no means to engage a counsel, and made a request for being provided with a State counsel. It was considered expedient to appoint Shri M. S. Siddiqui, Advocate as amicus curiae, on account of his having filed the appeal, and thus being familiar with facts of. the case. Accordingly Shri M. S. Siddiqui has argued the appeal as amicus curiae whereas Ms. Usha Kumar appeared for the State.

( 3 ) MR, Siddiqui assailed the findings of the learned