( 1 ) ABOVENUMBERED two appeals, filed under Section 374 (2) of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, are directed against judgment dated July 26, 2002 rendered by the learned Additional City Sessions Judge, Ahmedabad City in sessions Case No. 153 of 2001, by which the sole appellant in Criminal Appeal No. 660 of 2002, who was original accused No. 1 as well as two appellants in criminal Appeal No. 759 of 2002, who were original accused Nos. 2 and 3 in Sessions Case No. 153 of 2001 are convicted for commission of offence punishable under section 21 read with Section 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ("the Act", for short) and each sentenced to RI for 10 years and fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only), in default RI for 2 years.

( 2 ) THE facts emerging from the record of the case are as under: mr. Krishnakumarsinh Chandrakumarsinh Chudasama, who was then Police Inspector, Anti-Terrorist Squad, was on duty in his office in the morning of July 19, 2001. When he was present in his office, his colleague i. e. PI Mr. A. S. Rathod received information from his informant that a person named Rajendra Sharma, who had put on off white col