As directed by the Assistant Commissioner of Police, after getting source information that in Room No. 306 of Lucia Hotel near K.S.R.T.C. Bus Stand at Ernakulam narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances are being illegally dealt with, P.W. 16, Circle Inspector of Police, along with P.W. 15, Sub Inspector, and party visited the room at about 3.00 p.m. on 21-4-1989. Door was found bolted from inside. On knocking the door, the third accused opened it from inside. First accused was sitting on a cot with MO 1 plastic container having 1.25 kgs. of Hashish inside near him. Second accused was standing near him. It was seized and the three accused arrested and samples taken in two plastic containers. Ext. P 10 report of analysis revealed that the samples were charas. Investigation revealed that the three accused were dealers in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances and accused 2 and 3 conspired with the first accused and abetted him for its sale to them. First accused was, therefore, prosecuted for violation of S. 8(c) and accused 2 and 3 for violation of S. 8(c) read with S. 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (the Act) punishable u/S. 20 thereof. Ses