JUDGMENT :

(Prayer: Criminal Appeal filed under Section 374(2) of the Criminal Procedure Code, to call for the entire records in C.C.No.52/2008 on the file of the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for Essential Commodities Act, Thanjavur and set aside the Judgment of conviction and sentence imposed on the appellant in C.C.No.52 of 2008 by the learned Additional District and Sessions Judge cum Special Judge for Essential Commodities Act, Thanjavur on 29.09.2010 and acquit the appellant.)

1. This Criminal Appeal is filed against the judgment of the learned Additional District and Sessions Court cum Special Court for essential Commodities, Thanjavur wherein the learned trial Judge convicted the appellant/accused on 29.09.2010 under Section 8(c) r/w 18(c) of NDPS Act 1985 and sentenced to 10 years Rigorous Imprisonment and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- in default of payment of fine amount further to undergo of 1 year Rigorous Imprisonment in S.C.No.52 of 2008.

2. Brief case of the Prosecution:

PW1 Muniasamy, the Sub Inspector of Police attached to NIBCID, Nagapattainam, received information, Ex.P.1 (Page 26) from his Informer in person on 20.01.2008 at about