1. - The Present revision petition has been filed on behalf of the petitioners Ahmad Moinuddin and Shambhu Singh challenging their conviction recorded by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Banswara in Criminal Original Case No. 98/1981 by his judgment dated 4.5.1993, whereby the petitioners were convicted for the offence under Section 4/9 of the Opium Act and sentenced to two years' rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 200/-, in default of payment of fine to further undergo two months' rigorous imprisonment. The petitioners challenged the said judgment by way of an appeal, being Criminal Appeal No. 13/1993, which was rejected by the Additional Session Judge, Banswara by his judgment dated 27.1.1995.

2. During pendency of hearing of the revision, petitioner No. 1 Ahmad Moinuddin expired and accordingly the revision petition filed on his behalf has abated.

3. Briefly stated, the facts relevant and necessary for the disposal of the revision are that the Preventive Inspector of the Central Narcotics Bureau, Mr. Bhanwar Lal Nagori lodged a report at the Police Station, Pipalkhunt on 25.6.1981 alleging inter alia that on receiving an information regarding transit of opium in Jeep N