Virender Singh, J.

1. Appellant Gian Singh stands convicted under Section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 (for short to be referred as "the Act") vide impugned judgment of Additional Sessions Judge dated 30.8.1993 and has been sentenced to undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of ten years and to pay a fine of Rs. 1,00,000/- in default of payment of fine to further undergo rigorous imprisonment for a period of one year. Aggrieved by the said judgment of conviction, he has preferred the instant appeal.

2. The appellant stands charged for the aforesaid offence for allegedly keeping in his possession ten bags of poppy husk each containing 32.250 kgs. On 6.4.2002 when ASI Jaswant Singh, PW4 along with other police officials was holding a Naka on the turning of road leading to village Chamba Khurd, a truck bearing registration No. UP-81-8729 was noticed coming to that side. It was stopped. The same was being driven by the appellant. Pargat Singh, his co- accused (since acquitted) was on the back side of the truck. He jumped from the truck and ran away. The appellant was apprehended. In order to show the compliance of Section 50 of the Act, he