1. This order shall dispose of three revision petitions Nos. 371 (by Bant Singh), 377 (by Pritam Singh and Nichhattar Singh), and 383 by (Sikandar Singh and Sampuran Singh) of 1965, as they arise out of the same transaction and the same order dated 30th March, 1965, of Shri Murari Lal Puri, Sessions Judge, Ludhiana.

2. The prosecution story, in brief, is that on 11th February, 1964, S. I. Babu Ram on receipt of secret information, organised a party consisting of himself, Udhe Singh of village Sahnewal Khurd and Sarwan Singh of village Kot Gangu Rai, P. Ws., and Sant Singh and held a Nakabandi near the railway crossing on the Kohara Sahnewal road at about 6-30 p. m. After about fifteen minutes, truck No. PNA-4571 (Exhibit P. 20) driven by Pritam Singh petitioner came from the side or Kohara. It was stopped by the Sub-Inspector and he recovered 19 bags (P. 1 to P. 19) containing poppy-husk from the truck. Sampuran Singh petitioner was sitting with the driver in the front seat, Sikandar Singh and Bant Singh were sitting on the bags in the body of the truck, while Nichhattar Singh was sitting in a corner of the truck. All these petitioners, it may be mentioned, belonged to vill