JUDGMENT :

J.B. Pardiwala, J.

1. As both the captioned Appeals arise from a selfsame judgment and order of conviction passed by the 4th Additional Special Judge, Sabarkantha at Modasa, in the N.D.P.S. Case No. 1 of 2015 (Old N.D.P.S. Case No. 4 of 2009), those were heard analogously and are being disposed of by this common judgment and order.

2. Both the appellants (original accused Nos. 1 and 2 respectively) were put on trial in the Court of the Special Judge, Sabarkantha at Modasa, for the offences punishable under Secs. 8(c), 20(b)(ii), 20(c) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short, 'the N.D.P.S. Act').

3. At the conclusion of the trial, the trial Court held both the appellants guilty of the offences enumerated above.

4. The appellant of the Criminal Appeal No. 638 of 2015, namely Yusufbhai Ismailbhai Vohra, came to be sentenced to undergo 20 years of rigorous imprisonment with fine of Rs. 2 lakh and in default of the payment of the amount of fine, to undergo further 3 years of rigorous imprisonment.

5. The appellant of the Criminal Appeal No. 1217