1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant aggrieved by the judgment of conviction dated 30th January, 2002, convicting the appellant finding him guilty under Section 29 read with Section 21 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act (hereinafter referred to as NDPS Act) as well as order on sentence dated 14th February, 2002 vide which the sentence was passed against the appellant to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of fifteen years and to pay fine of Rs.1,50,000/-for the offence punishable under Section 29 read with Section 21 of the NDPS Act in view of the provisions of Section 31(ii) of the NDPS Act, in default of payment of fine, convict was ordered to further undergo simple imprisonment for six months with benefit under Section 428 Cr.P.C.

2. The facts in brief are that on 15th June, 1999, a telegram was received from the Deputy Director (Customs), Amritsar stating about the recovery of four kilogram of heroin from Samjhota Express which was coming from Pakistan and arrest of Mohd. Zahid in connection with the same. The said telegram further disclosed that that the appellant had to supply this heroin to the some Nigerian nationals in Del