Mr. Vijender Singh Malik, J.: - Rupinder Singh, appellant has brought this appeal against the judgment dated 06.01.2003 of his conviction for an offence punishable under section 15 of the Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 ( for short ‘the Act’) passed by learned Judge, Special Court, Patiala and the order on sentence of the same date vide which he has been ordered to undergo rigorous imprisonment for 10 years and to pay a fine of Rs.1,00,000/- with further rigorous imprisonment for six months in default of payment of fine. The case registered by Police Station Samana against the appellant by way of FIR No.513 dated 23.11.1999 is as under:-

2. On 23.11.1999 at about 9.30 PM Rajesh Kumar, Sub Inspector alongwith Head Constable Bhupinder Singh and some other police officials was present at Bhawanigarh Chowk Samana in connection with nakabandi. There he received a secret information to the effect that Rupinder Singh alias Rupa son of Joginder Singh, resident of Malkana Patti Majri Samana is in the habit of keeping and selling poppy husk and that if raid was conducted, then poppy husk in heavy quantity could be recovered. Finding the information to be reliable,