JUDGMENT: This appeal has been preferred by the accused against the conviction and sentence imposed on her under Sec.21 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 imposing a sentence of 10 years rigorous imprisonment apart from a fine of Rs.1,00,000 and in default to pay the fine, to undergo further rigorous imprisonment of one more year.

2. The case of the prosecution in brief is that on 14.10.1995 at 3.30 p.m., P.W.5 received an information from an informant as recorded under Ex.P-3, that after forwarding Ex.P-3 to his immediate superior at Chennai, he along with his assistant and Head Constable went to the Tiruchirapalli Police Station to fetch a lady constable, that thereafter along with P.W.3, P.W.5 met P.W.1 Village Administrative Officer and took both P.W.1 and his Assistant P.W.2 at about 5.15 p.m. to Door No.18 of Ashok Nagar, near Karumandapam, Trichy. It is claimed that the door of the said house was locked inside, that P.W.5 knocked the door, when the appellant opened the door to whom P.W.5 informed about his intention to make a search of her house as well as her person, that P.W.5 offered to the appellant as to whether she would like to get herself exam

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