1. 1. This appeal has been directed against the judgment of Sessions Judge, Ajmer, dated February 17, 1987, whereby the convicted the accused-appellant for offence under Section 8 read with Section 18 of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (here in after referred to as "the Act") and sentenced him to 10 years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- and in default of payment of fine the accused-appellant was ordered to suffer 1 year's further simple imprisonment.

2. The brief facts giving rise to this appeal are that a report was lodged at 2.55 a.m. on November 21, 1985 by Amanulla Khan a literate Head Constable G.R.P., police station, Ajmer wherein it was alleged by him that on the night intervening between 20th & 21st November, 1985 he had gone for general checking of smugglers and miscreants and went towards train 16 down at 2.45 a.m. on platform No. 2. No sooner the train steamed in and stopped he started keeping an eye on the movements of the passengers getting down from Ajmer-Khandva coach. He noticed one man who had wrapped bottle green cloths getting down with a rexine bag in his hand. After seeing on the either side he started movin