1. This criminal appeal has been preferred from jail by the accused-appellant, Smt. Lalruatpuii Bawitlung, resident of Khawmawi Village, Chin State, Myanmar against the Judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 11th May, 2015 passed by learned Judge, Special Court, NDPS Act, Aizawl in Criminal Trial No. 744/2014 arising out of S.R. No. 107/2014, Customs NDPS Case No. 01 (CL/IMP/NDPS/AS-AIZ) 14-15, wherein the appellant has been convicted under section 22(c) of the NDPS Act and sentenced her to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years with a fine of Rs. 1,00,000 only, in default of payment of fine, to undergo simple imprisonment for another 6 months.

2. Heard Mr. Zochhuana, learned amicus curiae for the accused-appellant and Mrs. Dorothy Lalrinchhani, learned standing counsel, Customs Department, Aizawl for the respondent.

3. It is seen from the records of the case that acting on specific information the officers of Anti-Smuggling Unit, Customs Division, Aizawl along with the Officers of the Department of Revenue Intelligence (‘DRI’), Aizawl and Customs Preventive Force (‘CPF’), Champhai and Land Customs Station (‘LCS’), Zokhawthar and two independent witnesses ru