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DELHI HIGH COURT
SANGITA DHINGRA SEHGAL
Santosh Rani – Appellant
Versus
State – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. The present appeal has been preferred by appellant/Santosh Rani under Section 374 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred as "CrPC") against the impugned judgment dated 19.09.2011 and order on sentence dated 10.10.2011 passed by Additional Sessions Judge, Rohini Courts, Delhi, in case FIR No. 86/2008 registered at Police Station-Narcotics Branch, New Delhi, whereby the appellant had been found guilty for possession of 10kg 200grams of Opium, which is punishable under Section 18 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as "NDPS Act") and has been sentenced rigorous imprisonment of ten years and a fine of Rs.1 Lac, and in default of fine, to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for one year.
2. The case of the prosecution as observed by the Trial Court is that:
"2................. on 08.08.2008 at about 11.30 PM, a secret informer came to ASI Paramjit Singh in the Narcotics Cell and informed him that a lady namely Santosh Rani, a resident of Uttam Nagar, Delhi who is involved in the business of supplying opium in whole sale, would come today in her Black Colour Santro Car bearing No. DL 4CR 5279 between 1.30
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