( 1 ) CRIMINAL Appeal No. 677 of 1988 is preferred by original accused No. 1 whereas Criminal Appeal No. 674 of 1988 is preferred by original accused Nos. 2 and 3 against the judgment and order passed in Sessions Case no. 269 of 1987 by learned Additional City Sessions Judge, 3rd Court, Ahmedabad on 19-7-1988, convicting the appellants-accused under Sec. 20 (b) (ii) of the Narcotic drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (hereinafter referred to as the Act) and sentencing each of them to rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and fine of rs. 1 lakh each, in default of payment of fine, one years rigorous imprisonment. Both the appeals are arising out of the same judgment, and are, therefore, disposed of by this common judgment.

( 2 ) CONCISELY stated, the prosecution case as it emerges from the records, is as under :-

( 3 ) ARVINDSING Jaswantsing Chavda PW. 4, a police constable of Gomtipur Police station, through an informant, came to know that one Radhechandra Jogeshwar, accused No. 1, residing at bungalow No. 9 of Krishnanagar Society has ordered for charas and some people have come with charas and all of them are at bunglow no. 9 Krishnanagar Society. This informat