1. Vide this judgment, I shall be disposing of the aforecited three appeals as the same arises out of one and the same judgment.

2. The aforesaid three appellants have suffered conviction vide impugned judgment of learned Special Judge, Moga dated 15/1/2003, under section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances act, 1985 (for short the act) and have been sentenced to undergo RI for ten years each and to pay a fine of Rs one lac each, in default thereof to further undergo RI for one year each. Sapurdari of Truck No. PAT-9106 in which the alleged contraband was being carried was also cancelled. Aggrieved by the said judgment of conviction and sentence, the aforesaid three appellants have preferred the present three different appeals.

3. The case of the prosecution in short is that on 28.8.1991, asi Kuldip Singh PW5 who was Incharge of Police Station Badhni kalan and ASI Tek Singh PW3 and other police officials were present on the road crossing known as Bhiana Chowk situated on Moga Barnala road, in the area of village Badhni Kalan in connection with nakabandi. At about 4.45 AM, one truck bearing No. PAT-9106 appeared from the side of village Badhni Kalan. A signa