1. The accused, who stood charged and tried for the commission of the offences under Sections 8(c) read with 20(b)(i) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, (in short 'NDPS Act') and suffered a conviction and sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for seven years and to pay a fine of Rs.25,000/- with a default sentence of rigorous imprisonment for six months, vide judgment dated 31.07.2007, passed in C.C.No.50 of 2001, by the learned Special District and Sessions Judge, (NDPS Act Cases), Madurai, is the appellant.

2. The facts leading to the filing of this appeal, are briefly narrated, as follows:

2.1. P.W.5 is the Sub-Inspector of Police attached to the respondent Police Station and he received an information through the informant on 13.00 hours on 19.10.2000, with regard to the transportation of ganja. P.W.5 reduced it into writing, marked as Ex.P.1 and has sent it to the immediate superior in compliance of Section 42(2) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, (in short 'NDPS Act'), marked as Ex.P.12 and took the informant along with the police party and reached Aundipatty bus stand.

2.2. P.W.5 requested the independent witness