R.B. Misra, J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the judgment and order dated 12.3.07 passed by the Special Court under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 1985 (for short, N.D. and P.S. Act) as amended in Mizoram in Criminal Case No. T.R.399 of 2005 and case No. 5 of 2005 on 22.2.05 in reference to the offences under Section 20(b)(i)(C) of N.D. and P.S. Act. By the said impugned order, the accused-Appellant F. Vanlalringa had been convicted and sentenced to suffer rigorous imprisonment for ten years and a fine of Rs. 1 lakh and in default, simple imprisonment for another two years.

2. The prosecution story is that on the night of 21.2.2005 at about 9.00 p.m., one Sub Inspector (SI) Lalthantluanga O/C Darlawn received information from the President Joint YMA Chalfilh Group to the effect that one person is reportedly proceeding to Darlawn from Ratu side with some quantity of Ganja by boarding the Sinlung Hill Night Super MZ-01A/4808. As such party left Police Station for Darlawn Kawanveng side to intercept the said night bus. On checking they recovered about 25 kgs of dried Ganja packed in a white jute bag from the top carrier of the said bus and the