N. C. KOCHHAR, J.

( 1 ) THE appellant was tried in case F. I. R. No. 158/87 of Police Station, Ganj, Ajmer and was convicted under Section 8 read with Section 20 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (the Act) and under Section 4 read with Section 25 of the Arms Act vide judgment dated 27-3-1989 passed by Shri Bhanwaru Khan, Additional Sessions Judge No. 1, Ajmer, who sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1 lac under the former offence and to under go rigorous imprisonment for a period of 6 months under the latter offence. The prosecution story, in short, was as under:

( 2 ) ON 23-12-1987 P. W. 5 Sahib Ram was posted as Dy. Superintendent of Police, Ajmer (South ). On receipt of a secret information he organised a raiding party consisting of Han Prasad Katara, S. H. O. , Police Station, Clock-Tower, Rajendra Singh, S. H. O. , Police Station, Ramganj, Shantilal, A. S. I. Police Station, Adarsh Nagar, Constables Fateh Singh, Raghuveer Singh, Bahadur Singh and Ramchand. The police party went in a jeep to Inderkot area where they joined Anwar Hussain and Mohd. Rafiq, two persons from amongst the m